PX. Wherefore JEHOVAH standest thou

1 Wherefore JEHOVAH standest thou
away from us so far?
And wherefore hidest thou thy self
when times so troublous are?
2 Because the wicked in their pride
the needy make a prey;
They shall be taken in the plots
which they for others lay.

3 The wicked in their heart's desire
do glory; and they praise
The worldly man as blest; but they
JEHOVAH's anger raise.
4 The wicked thro' their lofty pride
on God refuse to call;
And in their multitude of thoughts
there is no GOD at all.

5 Their ways at all times grievous are:
thy judgments are on high
Above their sight: at all their foes
they blow disdainfully.
6 Within their heart they vainly say,
"we mov'd shall never be,
"Nor yet in any time to come
"adversity shall see."

7 His mouth with cursing filled is,
with wiles, deceit and wrong;
And mischief and iniquity
lie hid beneath his tongue.
8 In coverts near the villages
they sit; the harmless slay;
And for the poor who pass along
with hidden eyes they lay.

9 As lions in their coverts watch,
the feeble to surprise;
As fowlers draw them in their net,
and on a sudden seize.
10 As maim'd and crouching they will seem;
that numbers of the poor
At unawares may fall into
their paws of cruel power.

11 In heart they say, "God has forgot
"these things eternally;
"He wholly hides his face away,
"and them will never see."

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12 JEHOVAH rise thou up; O God,
lift up thine hand on high;
Cast not the meek afflicted ones
Out of thy memory.
13 O why do wicked men provoke
the mighty GOD, and say
Presumptuously within their heart,
'Thou never wilt repay.'

14 But spite and mischief thou dost see;
thy hand will them reward:
The poor commits himself to Thee;
Thou art the orphan's guard.
15 The wicked's arm wilt wholly break
and of the evil one;
And search out his impieties
until thou findest none;

16 JEHOVAH King of ages is
and of eternity:
Out of his land the heathen tribes
are perish'd utterly.
17 The meek afflicted ones desire
JEHOVAH thou dost hear;
Thou dost prepare their heart, and then
give thine attentive ear.

18 To judge and help the fatherless,
the feeble and the poor;
That earthly men may not destroy
nor vex them any more.

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First Line: Wherefore JEHOVAH standest thou
Language: English
Publication Date: 1773
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