¹Why, Jehovah, dost Thou stand at a distance? Thou dost hide in times of adversity,

¹Issand, miks sa seisad kaugel, miks sa peidad ennast hädaajal?

²Through the pride of the wicked, Is the poor inflamed, They are caught in devices that they devised.

²Vaesed saavad vaevatud riivatute uhkusest, olles kinni kavaluste kaudu, mis nad on välja mõelnud.

³Because the wicked hath boasted Of the desire of his soul, And a dishonest gainer he hath blessed, He hath despised Jehovah.

³Sest õel kiitleb oma hinge ihaldustest ja ahne kirub, põlastab Issandat.

⁴The wicked according to the height of his face, inquireth not. `God is not!` [are] all his devices.

⁴Õel oma ülbuses hoopleb: 'Tema kättemaksu ei tule! Jumalat ei ole!' - need on kõik tema mõtted.

⁵Pain do his ways at all times, On high [are] Thy judgments before him, All his adversaries — he puffeth at them.

⁵Tema käigud õnnestuvad alati; sinu õiglased kohtud on eemal kõrgel ta meelest; ta puhub kõigi oma vastaste peale.

⁶He hath said in his heart, `I am not moved,` To generation and generation not in evil.

⁶Ta ütleb oma südames: 'Mina ei kõigu, põlvest põlve ma olen see, kellele ei juhtu õnnetust!'

⁷Of oaths his mouth is full, And deceits, and fraud: Under his tongue [is] perverseness and iniquity,

⁷Ta suu on täis sajatusi, kavalust ja rõhumist; ta keele all on vaev ja nurjatus.

⁸He doth sit in an ambush of the villages, In secret places he doth slay the innocent. His eyes for the afflicted watch secretly,

⁸Ta istub varitsemas õuede taga, salajases paigas ta tapab süütu, ta silmad luuravad õnnetut.

⁹He lieth in wait in a secret place, as a lion in a covert. He lieth in wait to catch the poor, He catcheth the poor, drawing him into his net.

⁹Ta varitseb salajases paigas nagu lõvi padrikus; ta varitseb, et tabada viletsat; ta tababki tema, tõmmates teda oma võrku.

¹⁰He is bruised — he boweth down, Fallen by his mighty ones hath the afflicted.

¹⁰Ta küürutab ja lömitab, ja õnnetud langevad ta vägevate küünte vahele.

¹¹He said in his heart, `God hath forgotten, He hath hid His face, He hath never seen.`

¹¹Ta ütleb oma südames: 'Jumal on unustanud, ta on oma palge peitnud, ta ei näe ilmaski!'

¹²Arise, O Jehovah! O God, lift up Thy hand! Forget not the humble.

¹²Tõuse, Issand, tõsta oma käsi üles, oh Jumal! Ära unusta viletsaid!

¹³Wherefore hath the wicked despised God? He hath said in his heart, `It is not required.`

¹³Mispärast teotab õel Jumalat? Ta mõtleb oma südames, et sina ei hooli sellest.

¹⁴Thou hast seen, For Thou perverseness and anger beholdest; By giving into Thy hand, On Thee doth the afflicted leave [it], Of the fatherless Thou hast been an helper.

¹⁴Sina oled seda näinud, sest sina näed vaeva ja meelekibedust, et tasuda oma käega; õnnetu jätab enese sinu hooleks, sina oled vaeslapse abimees.

¹⁵Break the arm of the wicked and the evil, Seek out his wickedness, find none;

¹⁵Murra katki õelate käsivars, maksa kätte kurja õelus, kuni sa seda enam ei leia!

¹⁶Jehovah [is] king to the age, and for ever, The nations have perished out of His land!

¹⁶Issand on kuningas ikka ja igavesti, paganad on kadunud tema maalt.

¹⁷The desire of the humble Thou hast heard, O Jehovah. Thou preparest their heart; Thou causest Thine ear to attend,

¹⁷Viletsate igatsemist sa kuuled, Issand; sina kinnitad nende südant, su kõrv paneb neid tähele,

¹⁸To judge the fatherless and bruised: He addeth no more to oppress — man of the earth!

¹⁸et mõista õiglast kohut vaeslapsele ja rõhutule, et mullast saadud inimene enam ei ajaks hirmu peale.