## Do Not Forget the Afflicted 

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Why do You stand afar off, O Yahweh? Why do You hide _Yourself_ in times of distress? 

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In _his_ lofty pride the wicked hotly pursues the afflicted; Let them be caught in the thoughts which they have devised. 

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For the wicked boasts of his soul's desire, And the greedy man curses _and_ spurns Yahweh. 

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The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, does not seek _Him_. All his thoughts are, "There is no God." 

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His ways prosper at all times; Your judgments are on high, out of his sight; As for all his adversaries, he snorts at them. 

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He says in his heart, "I will not be shaken; From generation to generation I will not be in adversity." 

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His mouth is full of curses and deceit and oppression; Under his tongue is mischief and wickedness. 

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He sits in the places of the villages _where one_ lies in wait; In the hiding places he kills the innocent; His eyes stealthily watch for the unfortunate. 

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He lies in wait in a hiding place as a lion in his lair; He lies in wait to catch the afflicted; He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net. 

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He crouches, he bows down, And the unfortunate fall by his mighty ones. 

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He says in his heart, "God has forgotten; He has hidden His face; He will never see it." 

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Arise, O Yahweh; O God, lift up Your hand. Do not forget the afflicted. 

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Why has the wicked spurned God? He has said in his heart, "You will not require _it_." 

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You have seen _it_, for You have beheld mischief and vexation to take it into Your hand. The unfortunate commits _himself_ to You; You have been the helper of the orphan. 

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Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer, Seek out his wickedness until You find none. 

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Yahweh is King forever and ever; Nations have perished from His land. 

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O Yahweh, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their heart, You will cause Your ear to give heed 

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To give justice to the orphan and the oppressed, So that man who is of the earth will no longer cause terror.