³ For the wicked ^(E)boasts of his ^(F)soul’s desire,
And ^[c]the greedy person curses and ^(G)shows disrespect to the Lord.
⁴ The wicked, ^[d]in his haughtiness, ^(H)does not seek Him.
^(I)There is no God in all his schemes.

⁵ His ways ^(J)succeed at all times;
Yet Your judgments are on high, ^(K)out of his sight;
As for all his enemies, he snorts at them.
⁶ He says to himself, “^(L)I will not be moved;
^[e]Throughout the generations ^(M)I will not be in adversity.”
⁷ His ^(N)mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and ^(O)oppression;
^(P)Under his tongue is harm and injustice.
⁸ He sits in the ^(Q)lurking places of the villages;
He ^(R)kills the innocent in the secret places;
His eyes ^[f]surreptitiously watch for the ^[g](S)unfortunate.
⁹ He lurks in secret like ^(T)a lion in his ^[h]lair;
He ^(U)lurks to catch ^(V)the needy;
He catches the needy when he pulls him into his ^(W)net.
¹⁰ Then he crushes the needy one, who cowers;
And ^[i]unfortunate people fall by his mighty power.
¹¹ He ^(X)says to himself, “God has forgotten;
He has hidden His face; He will never see it.”

¹² Arise, Lord; God, ^(Y)lift up Your hand.
^(Z)Do not forget the humble.
¹³ Why has the wicked ^(AA)treated God disrespectfully?
He has said to himself, “^[j]You will not require an account.”
¹⁴ You have seen it, for You have looked at ^(AB)harm and provocation to ^[k]take it into Your hand.
The ^[l](AC)unfortunate commits himself to You;
You have been the ^(AD)helper of the orphan.
^15 (AE)Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer,
^[m](AF)Seek out his wickedness until You find none.

¹⁶ The Lord is ^(AG)King forever and ever;
^(AH)Nations have perished from His land.
¹⁷ Lord, You have heard the ^(AI)desire of the humble;
You will ^(AJ)strengthen their heart, ^(AK)You will make Your ear attentive
¹⁸ To ^[n]vindicate the ^(AL)orphan and the ^(AM)oppressed,
So that mankind, which is of the earth, will no longer cause ^(AN)terror.