Palīdzības sauciens pret bezdievīgiem varmākām
1 Kāpēc, Kungs, Tu esi tik tālu, kāpēc Tu esi apslēpies bēdu laikā? 2 Savā pārgalvībā bezdievīgais vajā nomākto. Kaut viņi paši sapītos savos blēņu padomos, ko tie izdomājuši! 3 Jo bezdievīgais plātās ar savām nekautrīgām iekārēm, un pagaidu plēsējs lielās ar savu ieguvumu, arvien vairāk atraudamies no Tā Kunga. 4 Bezdievīgais savā lielā lepnībā nebēdā ne par vienu; visas viņa domas ir: Dieva nav! 5 Joprojām viņš sekmīgi turpina savu rīcību, un Tava soda tiesa arvienu paliek tālu no viņa. Šņākdams viņš vēršas pret visiem saviem pretiniekiem. 6 Viņš domā savā sirdī: es nekad neklupšu, un nekad nelaime nenāks pār mani! 7 Viņa mute plūst pāri no lāstiem, no viltus un varmācības, ar savu mēli viņš rada postu un bēdas. 8 Viņš slēpjas attālākās sētās un nokauj nevainīgo, kad neviens to neredz. Uz nevarīgo un bezspēcīgo vērsti viņa ļauno acu skati. 9 Viņš uzglūn savā paslēptuvē kā lauva savā alā, viņš uzglūn, lai notvertu nabagu, viņš notver nabagu, ievelkot to savā tīklā. 10 Viņš notupstas un noliecas un ar varu norauj nelaimīgos pie zemes, un viņi viegli nokļūst viņa ķetnās. 11 Tas spriež savā sirdī: Dievs to ir aizmirsis, Viņš ir apslēpis Savu vaigu un neredzēs to nemūžam! 12 Celies, ak, Kungs, pacel, ak, Dievs, Savu elkoni! Neaizmirsti nelaimīgos! 13 Kāpēc lai bezdievīgais noniecina Dievu un spriež savā sirdī: Tu pēc tā nekad nejautāsi! 14 Bet Tu gan redzi postu un sirdēstus, Tu vēro brīdi, kad pārņemt visu to Savās rokās. Uz Tevi raugās nelaimīgais un vājais, kas pakļaujas Tavai apsardzībai, un Tu esi palīgs bārim. 15 Satriec bezdievīgā un ļaundara elkoni, atrieb viņa negantību, dari tai galu! 16 Tas Kungs ir ķēniņš uz mūžu mūžiem, un lai mūžam nav vairs citas tautas Viņa zemē! 17 Tu, Kungs, liec piepildīties pazemīgo ilgām, Tu stiprini viņu drosmi un Tu pievērs viņiem Savu dzirdīgo ausi, 18 nesdams taisnību bāriem un grūtdieņiem, un lai cilvēks, kas ir no zemes, vairs nedara varas darbus!
1 Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
2 The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.
4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.
5 His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.
6 He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.
7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
8 He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.
9 He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.
10 He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.
11 He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it .
12 Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.
13 Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it .
14 Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.
15 Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
16 The LORD is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.
17 LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
18 To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.
