³ For the wicked ^(B)boasts of his heart’s desire;
^[b]He ^(C)blesses the greedy and renounces the Lord.
⁴ The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God;
^[c]God is in none of his ^(D)thoughts.

⁵ His ways ^[d]are always prospering;
Your judgments are far above, out of his sight;
As for all his enemies, he sneers at them.
^6 (E)He has said in his heart, “I shall not be moved;
^(F)I shall never be in adversity.”
^7 (G)His mouth is full of cursing and ^(H)deceit 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 So ^[e]he crouches, he lies low,
That the helpless may fall by his ^[f]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, ^(I)lift up Your hand!
Do not forget the ^(J)humble.
¹³ Why do the wicked renounce God?
He has said in his heart,
“You will not require an account.”

¹⁴ But You have ^(K)seen, for You observe trouble and grief,
To repay it by Your hand.
The helpless ^(L)commits^[g] himself to You;
^(M)You are the helper of the fatherless.
¹⁵ Break the arm of the wicked and the evil man;
Seek out his wickedness until You find none.

^16 (N)The Lord is King forever and ever;
The nations have perished out of His land.
¹⁷ Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble;
You will prepare their heart;
You will cause Your ear to hear,
¹⁸ To ^[h]do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed,
That the man of the earth may ^[i]oppress no more.