Why Do You Hide Yourself?
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Why, O Lord, do you stand k far away?
Why l do you hide yourself in m times of trouble?
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In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor;
let them n be caught in the schemes that they have devised.
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For the wicked o boasts of the desires of his soul,
and the one greedy for gain p curses and q renounces the Lord.
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In the pride of his face the wicked does not q seek him;
all his thoughts are, r "There is no God."
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His ways prosper at all times;
your judgments are on high, s out of his sight;
as for all his foes, he t puffs at them.
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He u says in his heart, "I shall not be moved;
throughout all generations I v shall not meet adversity."
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w His mouth is filled with cursing and x deceit and y oppression;
z under his tongue are a mischief and b iniquity.
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He sits in ambush in the villages;
in c hiding places he murders the innocent.
His eyes stealthily watch for the helpless;
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he lurks in ambush like d a lion in his e thicket;
he f lurks that he may seize the poor;
he seizes the poor when he draws him into his g net.
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The helpless are crushed, sink down,
and fall by his might.
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He says in his heart, "God has forgotten,
he has h hidden his face, he i will never see it."
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j Arise, O Lord; O God, k lift up your hand;
l forget not the afflicted.
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Why does the wicked m renounce God
and say in his heart, "You will not n call to account"?
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But you do see, for you o note mischief and vexation,
that you may take it into your hands;
to you the helpless p commits himself;
you have been q the helper of the fatherless.
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r Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer;
s call his wickedness to account till you find none.
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t The Lord is king forever and ever;
the u nations perish from his land.
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O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted;
you will v strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear
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to w do justice to the fatherless and x the oppressed,
so that y man who is of the earth may strike terror no more.
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Psalms 22:1
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning?
Psalms 22:11
Be not far from me, for trouble is near, and there is none to help.
Psalms 22:19
But you, O Lord, do not be far off! O you my help, come quickly to my aid!
Psalms 35:22
You have seen, O Lord ; be not silent! O Lord, be not far from me!
Psalms 38:21
Do not forsake me, O Lord! O my God, be not far from me!
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Psalms 13:1
How long, O Lord ? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
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Psalms 9:9
The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
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Psalms 7:15 - 16
He makes a pit, digging it out, and falls into the hole that he has made.
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Psalms 94:4
They pour out their arrogant words; all the evildoers boast.
Isaiah 3:9
For the look on their faces bears witness against them; they proclaim their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to them! For they have brought evil on themselves.
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Psalms 10:13
Why does the wicked renounce God and say in his heart, "You will not call to account"?
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Job 1:5
And when the days of the feast had run their course, Job would send and consecrate them, and he would rise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, "It may be that my children have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts." Thus Job did continually.
Job 1:11
But stretch out your hand and touch all that he has, and he will curse you to your face.
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Psalms 10:3
For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul, and the one greedy for gain curses and renounces the Lord.
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Psalms 14:1
The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, there is none who does good.
Psalms 53:1
The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity; there is none who does good.
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Isaiah 26:11
O Lord, your hand is lifted up, but they do not see it. Let them see your zeal for your people, and be ashamed. Let the fire for your adversaries consume them.
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Psalms 12:5
"Because the poor are plundered, because the needy groan, I will now arise," says the Lord ; "I will place him in the safety for which he longs."
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Psalms 10:11
He says in his heart, "God has forgotten, he has hidden his face, he will never see it.
Psalms 10:13
Why does the wicked renounce God and say in his heart, "You will not call to account"?
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Revelation 18:7
As she glorified herself and lived in luxury, so give her a like measure of torment and mourning, since in her heart she says, 'I sit as a queen, I am no widow, and mourning I shall never see.
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Romans 3:14
"Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness."
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Psalms 36:3
The words of his mouth are trouble and deceit; he has ceased to act wisely and do good.
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Psalms 55:11
Ruin is in its midst; oppression and fraud do not depart from its marketplace.
Psalms 72:14
From oppression and violence he redeems their life, and precious is their blood in his sight.
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Job 20:12
Though evil is sweet in his mouth, though he hides it under his tongue.
Psalms 140:3
They make their tongue sharp as a serpent's, and under their lips is the venom of asps. Selah
Song of Solomon 4:11
Your lips drip nectar, my bride; honey and milk are under your tongue; the fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.
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Psalms 7:14
Behold, the wicked man conceives evil and is pregnant with mischief and gives birth to lies.
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Psalms 5:5
The boastful shall not stand before your eyes; you hate all evildoers.
Psalms 6:8
Depart from me, all you workers of evil, for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping.
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Psalms 17:12
He is like a lion eager to tear, as a young lion lurking in ambush.
Psalms 64:4
Shooting from ambush at the blameless, shooting at him suddenly and without fear.
Habakkuk 3:14
You pierced with his own arrows the heads of his warriors, who came like a whirlwind to scatter me, rejoicing as if to devour the poor in secret.
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Psalms 17:12
He is like a lion eager to tear, as a young lion lurking in ambush.
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Job 38:40
When they crouch in their dens or lie in wait in their thicket?
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Psalms 59:3
For behold, they lie in wait for my life; fierce men stir up strife against me. For no transgression or sin of mine, O Lord.
Micah 7:2
The godly has perished from the earth, and there is no one upright among mankind; they all lie in wait for blood, and each hunts the other with a net.
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Psalms 9:15
The nations have sunk in the pit that they made; in the net that they hid, their own foot has been caught.
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Psalms 73:11
And they say, "How can God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?
Job 22:13
But you say, 'What does God know? Can he judge through the deep darkness?
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Psalms 94:7
And they say, "The Lord does not see; the God of Jacob does not perceive.
Ezekiel 8:12
Then he said to me, "Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the dark, each in his room of pictures? For they say, 'The Lord does not see us, the Lord has forsaken the land.'
Ezekiel 9:9
Then he said to me, "The guilt of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of blood, and the city full of injustice. For they say, 'The Lord has forsaken the land, and the Lord does not see.
Zephaniah 1:12
At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the men who are complacent, those who say in their hearts, 'The Lord will not do good, nor will he do ill.
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Psalms 3:7
Arise, O Lord! Save me, O my God! For you strike all my enemies on the cheek; you break the teeth of the wicked.
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Micah 5:9
Your hand shall be lifted up over your adversaries, and all your enemies shall be cut off.
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Psalms 9:12
For he who avenges blood is mindful of them; he does not forget the cry of the afflicted.
Psalms 9:18
For the needy shall not always be forgotten, and the hope of the poor shall not perish forever.
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Psalms 10:3
For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul, and the one greedy for gain curses and renounces the Lord.
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Psalms 9:12
For he who avenges blood is mindful of them; he does not forget the cry of the afflicted.
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Psalms 33:13
The Lord looks down from heaven; he sees all the children of man.
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2 Timothy 1:12
Which is why I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that Day what has been entrusted to me.
1 Peter 4:19
Therefore let those who suffer according to God's will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good.
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Psalms 68:5
Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation.
Psalms 146:9
The Lord watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
Hosea 14:3
Assyria shall not save us; we will not ride on horses; and we will say no more, 'Our God,' to the work of our hands. In you the orphan finds mercy.
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Psalms 37:17
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous.
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Psalms 37:36
But he passed away, and behold, he was no more; though I sought him, he could not be found.
Isaiah 41:12
You shall seek those who contend with you, but you shall not find them; those who war against you shall be as nothing at all.
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Psalms 29:10
The Lord sits enthroned over the flood; the Lor...
Exodus 15:18
The Lord will reign forever and ever.
Jeremiah 10:10
But the Lord is the true God; he is the living ...
Lamentations 5:19
But you, O Lord, reign forever; your throne end...
Daniel 4:34
At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifte...
Daniel 6:26
I make a decree, that in all my royal dominion ...
1 Timothy 1:17
To the King of ages, immortal, invisible, the o...
Revelation 11:15
Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and th...
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Deuteronomy 8:20
Like the nations that the Lord makes to perish before you, so shall you perish, because you would not obey the voice of the Lord your God.
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1 Chronicles 29:18
O Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep forever such purposes and thoughts in the hearts of your people, and direct their hearts toward you.
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Psalms 82:3
Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.
Isaiah 1:17
Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow's cause.
Isaiah 11:4
But with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.
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Psalms 9:9
The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
Psalms 74:21
Let not the downtrodden turn back in shame; let the poor and needy praise your name.
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Psalms 9:19 - 20
Arise, O Lord! Let not man prevail; let the nations be judged before you!
Psalms 17:14
From men by your hand, O Lord, from men of the world whose portion is in this life. You fill their womb with treasure; they are satisfied with children, and they leave their abundance to their infants.
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