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A Song of Confidence in God’s Triumph over Evil

1 Why do You stand afar off, O Lord?
Why do You hide in times of trouble?
2 The wicked in his pride1 persecutes the poor;
aLet them be caught in the plots which they have devised. 
3 For the wicked aboasts of his heart’s desire;
He bblesses the greedy and renounces the Lord. 
4 The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God;
1God is in none of his athoughts. 
5 His ways1 are always prospering;
Your judgments are far above, out of his sight;
As for all his enemies, he sneers at them. 
6 aHe has said in his heart, “I shall not be moved;
bI shall never be in adversity.” 
7 aHis mouth is full of cursing and bdeceit and oppression;
Under his tongue is trouble and iniquity. 
8 He sits in the lurking places of the villages;
In the secret places he murders the innocent;
His eyes are secretly fixed on the helpless.
9 He lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his den;
He lies in wait to catch the poor;
He catches the poor when he draws him into his net.
10 So1 he crouches, he lies low,
That the helpless may fall by his1 strength. 
11 He has said in his heart,
“God has forgotten;
He hides His face;
He will never see.”
12 Arise, O Lord!
O God, alift up Your hand!
Do not forget the bhumble. 
13 Why do the wicked renounce God?
He has said in his heart,
“You will not require an account.”
Verse Comparison: Psalms 10:1

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American Standard Version
Why standest thou afar off, O Jehovah? Why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?

Amplified® Bible
WHY DO You stand afar off, O Lord? Why do You hide Yourself, [veiling Your eyes] in times of trouble (distress and desperation)?

Contemporary English Version
Why are you far away, LORD? Why do you hide yourself when I am in trouble?

Darby English Version
Why, Jehovah, standest thou afar off? [Why] hidest thou thyself in times of distress?

Good News Bible
Why are you so far away, O LORD? Why do you hide yourself when we are in trouble?

King James Version
Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?

New American Standard Bible
Why do You stand afar off, O LORD? Why do You hide {Yourself} in times of trouble?

New International Version
Why, O LORD, do you stand far off?
Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?

New King James Version
Why do You stand afar off, O LORD?
Why do You hide in times of trouble?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Why do You stand afar off, O LORD? Why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble?

Revised Standard Version
Why dost thou stand afar off, O LORD? Why dost thou hide thyself in times of trouble?

Young's Literal Translation
Why, Jehovah, dost Thou stand at a distance? Thou dost hide in times of adversity,

New English Translation
Why, Lord, do you stand far off? Why do you pay no attention during times of trouble?1


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