“Let my enemy be as the wicked,
    and let him who rises up against me be as the unrighteous.
(A)For what is the hope of the godless (B)when God cuts him off,
    when God takes away his life?
(C)Will God hear his cry
    when distress comes upon him?
10 Will he (D)take delight in the Almighty?
    Will he call upon God at all times?
11 I will teach you concerning the hand of God;
    (E)what is with the Almighty I will not conceal.
12 Behold, all of you have seen it yourselves;
    why then have you become altogether vain?

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May my enemy be like the wicked
and my opponent like the unjust.
For what hope does the godless person(A) have when he is cut off,
when God takes away his life?(B)
Will God hear his cry
when distress comes on him?
10 Will he delight(C) in the Almighty?
Will he call on God at all times?
11 I will teach you about God’s power.
I will not conceal what the Almighty has planned.[a]
12 All of you have seen this for yourselves,
why do you keep up this empty talk?(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 27:11 Lit what is with the Almighty