³ For the wicked ^(E)boasts of his ^(F)heart’s desire,
And ^[d]the greedy man curses and ^(G)spurns the Lord.
⁴ The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, ^(H)does not seek Him.
All his ^[e]thoughts are, “^(I)There is no God.”

⁷ His ^(A)mouth is full of curses and deceit and ^(B)oppression;
^(C)Under his tongue is mischief and wickedness.
⁸ He sits in the ^(D)lurking places of the villages;
In the hiding places he ^(E)kills the innocent;
His eyes ^[a]stealthily watch for the ^[b](F)unfortunate.
⁹ He lurks in a hiding place as ^(G)a lion in his ^[c]lair;
He ^(H)lurks to catch ^(I)the afflicted;
He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his ^(J)net.
¹⁰ He ^[d]crouches, he ^[e]bows down,
And the ^[f]unfortunate fall ^[g]by his mighty ones.
¹¹ He ^(K)says to himself, “God has forgotten;
He has hidden His face; He will never see it.”

¹² Arise, O Lord; O God, ^(L)lift up Your hand.
^(M)Do not forget the afflicted.
¹³ Why has the wicked ^(N)spurned God?
He has said to himself, “You will not require it.”

^15 (A)Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer,
^[a](B)Seek out his wickedness until You find none.

¹⁶ The Lord is ^(C)King forever and ever;
^(D)Nations have perished from His land.