³ For the wicked one boasts about his own cravings;^(D)
the one who is greedy curses^[c] and despises the Lord.^(E)
4 In all his scheming,
the wicked arrogantly thinks:^[d]
“There is no accountability,
since God does not exist.”^(F)
5 His ways are always secure;^[e]
Your lofty judgments are beyond his sight;
he scoffs at all his adversaries.^(G)
6 He says to himself, “I will never be moved—
from generation to generation without calamity.”^(H)
7 Cursing, deceit, and violence fill his mouth;
trouble and malice are under his tongue.^(I)
8 He waits in ambush near the villages;^(J)
he kills the innocent in secret places.
His eyes are on the lookout for the helpless;^(K)
9 he lurks in secret like a lion in a thicket.
He lurks in order to seize the afflicted;
he seizes the afflicted and drags him in his net.
¹⁰ So he is oppressed and beaten down;
the helpless fall because of his strength.^(L)
11 He says to himself, “God has forgotten;
He hides His face and will never see.”^(M)

¹² Rise up, Lord God! Lift up Your hand.^(N)
Do not forget the afflicted.^(O)
13 Why has the wicked person despised God?
He says to himself, “You will not demand an account.”^(P)
14 But You Yourself have seen trouble and grief,
observing it in order to take the matter into Your hands.^(Q)
The helpless entrusts himself to You;
You are a helper of the fatherless.^(R)
15 Break the arm of the wicked and evil person;^(S)
call his wickedness into account
until nothing remains of it.^[f](T)

¹⁶ The Lord is King forever and ever;^(U)
the nations will perish from His land.^(V)
17 Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble;^[g]
You will strengthen their hearts.
You will listen carefully,^(W)
18 doing justice for the fatherless and the oppressed
so that men of the earth may terrify them no more.^(X)