¹Why standest thou afar off, O Jehovah? Why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?

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

²In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.

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

³For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, And the covetous renounceth, [yea], contemneth Jehovah.

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

⁴The wicked, in the pride of his countenance, [saith], He will not require [it]. All his thoughts are, There is no God.

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

⁵His ways are firm at all times; Thy judgments are far above out of his sight: As for 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 saith in his heart, I shall not be moved; To all generations I shall not be in adversity.

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

⁷His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression: Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.

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

⁸He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; In the secret places doth he murder the innocent; His eyes are privily set against the helpless.

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

⁹He lurketh in secret as a lion in his covert; He lieth in wait to catch the poor: He doth catch the poor, when he draweth him in his net.

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

¹⁰He croucheth, he boweth down, And the helpless fall by his strong ones.

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

¹¹He saith in his heart, God hath forgotten; He hideth his face; he will never see it.

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 poor.

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

¹³Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God, And say in his heart, Thou wilt not require [it]?

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

¹⁴Thou hast seen [it]; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: The helpless committeth [himself] unto thee; Thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.

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

¹⁵Break thou the arm of the wicked; And as for the evil man, seek out his wickedness till thou find none.

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

¹⁶Jehovah is King for ever and ever: The nations are perished out of his land.

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

¹⁷Jehovah, thou hast heard the desire of the meek: Thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear;

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

¹⁸To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, That man who is of the earth may be terrible no more.

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