1Yahweh, ◄why are you far away from us?/it seems that you are far away from us.► [RHQ]
2People who are proud gladly cause poor people to suffer.
3They brag about the evil things that they want to do.
4Wicked people are very proud.
5But it seems that they succeed in everything that they do.
6They think, “Nothing bad will happen to us!
7When they talk [MTY], they are always cursing, lying, and threatening to harm others.
8They hide in villages, ready to ◄ambush/suddenly attack► and kill people who ◄are innocent/have done nothing wrong►.
9They are like [MET] lions that crouch down and hide,
10Just like helpless animals are crushed,
11Wicked people say, “God will not pay any attention to what we do.
12Yahweh God, arise and help us
13Wicked people revile you [RHQ] continually.
14But you see the trouble and the distress that they cause.
15◄Break the arms/Destroy the power► of wicked [DOU] people!
16Yahweh, you are our king forever,
17You have listened to afflicted/suffering people when they cry out to you.
18You show that orphans and oppressed people have not done things that are wrong,