¹Why, Jehovah, standest thou afar off? [Why] hidest thou thyself in times of distress?

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

²The wicked, in his pride, doth hotly pursue the afflicted. They shall be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

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

³For the wicked boasteth of his soul's desire, and he blesseth the covetous; he contemneth Jehovah.

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

⁴The wicked [saith], in the haughtiness of his countenance, He doth not search out: 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 always succeed; 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; from generation to generation I shall be in no 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 slay the innocent: his eyes watch for the wretched.

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

⁹He lieth in wait secretly, like a lion in his thicket; he lieth in wait to catch the afflicted: he doth catch the afflicted, 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 croucheth, he boweth down, that the wretched may fall by his strong ones.

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

¹¹He saith in his heart, ùGod 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, Jehovah; O ùGod, lift up thy hand: forget not the afflicted.

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

¹³Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? He hath said 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 thyself beholdest trouble and vexation, to requite by thy hand. The wretched 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 have 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 hast established their heart: thou causest thine ear to hear,

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

¹⁸To do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed one, that the man of the earth may terrify no more.

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