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

9:22 Ut quid, Domine, recessisti longe;
despicis in opportunitatibus, in tribulatione?

2 The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

23 Dum superbit impius, incenditur pauper:
comprehenduntur in consiliis quibus cogitant.

3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth.

24 Quoniam laudatur peccator in desideriis animæ suæ,
et iniquus benedicitur.

4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.

25 Exacerbavit Dominum peccator:
secundum multitudinem iræ suæ, non quæret.

5 His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.

26 Non est Deus in conspectu ejus;
inquinatæ sunt viæ illius in omni tempore.
Auferuntur judicia tua a facie ejus;
omnium inimicorum suorum dominabitur.

6 He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.

27 Dixit enim in corde suo: Non movebor
a generatione in generationem, sine malo.

7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

28 Cujus maledictione os plenum est, et amaritudine, et dolo;
sub lingua ejus labor et dolor.

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.

29 Sedet in insidiis cum divitibus in occultis,
ut interficiat innocentem.

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.

30 Oculi ejus in pauperem respiciunt;
insidiatur in abscondito, quasi leo in spelunca sua.
Insidiatur ut rapiat pauperem;
rapere pauperem dum attrahit eum.

10 He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.

31 In laqueo suo humiliabit eum;
inclinabit se, et cadet cum dominatus fuerit pauperum.

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

32 Dixit enim in corde suo: Oblitus est Deus;
avertit faciem suam, ne videat in finem.

12 Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.

33 Exsurge, Domine Deus, exaltetur manus tua;
ne obliviscaris pauperum.

13 Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.

34 Propter quid irritavit impius Deum?
dixit enim in corde suo: Non requiret.

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.

35 Vides, quoniam tu laborem et dolorem consideras,
ut tradas eos in manus tuas.
Tibi derelictus est pauper;
orphano tu eris adjutor.

15 Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.

36 Contere brachium peccatoris et maligni;
quæretur peccatum illius, et non invenietur.

16 The Lord is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.

37 Dominus regnabit in æternum, et in sæculum sæculi;
peribitis, gentes, de terra illius.

17 Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:

38 Desiderium pauperum exaudivit Dominus;
præparationem cordis eorum audivit auris tua:

18 To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.

39 judicare pupillo et humili,
ut non apponat ultra magnificare se homo super terram.