4 In his pride the wicked man does not seek him;

in all his thoughts there is no room for God.

5 His ways are always prosperous;

your laws are rejected by him;

he sneers at all his enemies.

6 He says to himself, “Nothing will ever shake me.”

He swears, “No one will ever do me harm.”

7 His mouth is full of lies and threats;

trouble and evil are under his tongue.

8 He lies in wait near the villages;

from ambush he murders the innocent.

His eyes watch in secret for his victims;

9 like a lion in cover he lies in wait.

He lies in wait to catch the helpless;

he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.

10 His victims are crushed, they collapse;

they fall under his strength.

11 He says to himself, “God will never notice;

he covers his face and never sees.”

4 In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek him;

all his thoughts are, “There is no God.”

5 His ways prosper at all times;

your judgments are on high, out of his sight;

as for all his foes, he puffs at them.

6 He says in his heart, “I shall not be moved;

throughout all generations I shall not meet adversity.”

7 His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression;

under his tongue are mischief and iniquity.

8 He sits in ambush in the villages;

in hiding places he murders the innocent.

His eyes stealthily watch for the helpless;

9 he lurks in ambush like a lion in his thicket;

he lurks that he may seize the poor;

he seizes the poor when he draws him into his net.

10 The helpless are crushed, sink down,

and fall by his might.

11 He says in his heart, “God has forgotten,

he has hidden his face, he will never see it.”

4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God:

God is not in all his thoughts.

5 His ways are always grievous;

Thy judgments are far above out of his sight:

As for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.

6 He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved:

For I shall never be in adversity.

7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud:

Under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

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.

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.

10 He croucheth, and humbleth himself,

That the poor may fall by his strong ones.

11 He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten:

He hideth his face; he will never see it.

4 The wicked are too proud to seek God.

They seem to think that God is dead.

5 Yet they succeed in everything they do.

They do not see your punishment awaiting them.

They sneer at all their enemies.

6 They think, “Nothing bad will ever happen to us!

We will be free of trouble forever!”

7 Their mouths are full of cursing, lies, and threats.

Trouble and evil are on the tips of their tongues.

8 They lurk in ambush in the villages,

waiting to murder innocent people.

They are always searching for helpless victims.

9 Like lions crouched in hiding,

they wait to pounce on the helpless.

Like hunters they capture the helpless

and drag them away in nets.

10 Their helpless victims are crushed;

they fall beneath the strength of the wicked.

11 The wicked think, “God isn’t watching us!

He has closed his eyes and won’t even see what we do!”

4 The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God;

God is in none of his thoughts.

5 His ways are always prospering;

Your judgments are far above, out of his sight;

As for all his enemies, he sneers at them.

6 He has said in his heart, “I shall not be moved;

I shall never be in adversity.”

7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression;

Under his tongue is trouble and iniquity.

8 He sits in the lurking places of the villages;

In the secret places he murders the innocent;

His eyes are secretly fixed on the helpless.

9 He lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his den;

He lies in wait to catch the poor;

He catches the poor when he draws him into his net.

10 So he crouches, he lies low,

That the helpless may fall by his strength.

11 He has said in his heart,

“God has forgotten;

He hides His face;

He will never see.”

4 The wicked people are too proud.

They do not look for God;

there is no room for God in their thoughts.

5 They always succeed.

They are far from keeping your laws;

they make fun of their enemies.

6 They say to themselves, “Nothing bad will ever happen to me;

I will never be ruined.”

7 Their mouths are full of curses, lies, and threats;

they use their tongues for sin and evil.

8 They hide near the villages.

They look for innocent people to kill;

they watch in secret for the helpless.

9 They wait in hiding like a lion.

They wait to catch poor people;

they catch the poor in nets.

10 The poor are thrown down and crushed;

they are defeated because the others are stronger.

11 The wicked think, “God has forgotten us.

He doesn’t see what is happening.”

4 The wicked, in the pride of his countenance, saith,

He will not require it.

All his thoughts are,

There is no God.

5 His ways are firm at all times;

Thy judgments are far above out of his sight:

As for all his adversaries, he puffeth at them.

6 He saith in his heart, I shall not be moved;

To all generations I shall not be in adversity.

7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression:

Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.

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 helpless.

9 He 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.

10 He croucheth, he boweth down,

And the helpless fall by his strong ones.

11 He saith in his heart, God hath forgotten;

He hideth his face; he will never see it.

4 He turns up his nose ⸤and says⸥, “God doesn’t care.” 

His every thought ⸤concludes⸥, “There is no God.” 

5 He always seems to succeed. 

Your judgments are beyond his understanding. 

He spits at all his opponents. 

6 He says to himself, “Nothing can shake me. 

I’ll never face any trouble.” 

7 His mouth is full of cursing, deception, and oppression. 

Trouble and wrongdoing are on the tip of his tongue. 

8 He waits in ambush in the villages. 

From his hiding places he kills innocent people. 

His eyes are on the lookout for victims. 

9 He lies in his hiding place like a lion in his den. 

He hides there to catch oppressed people. 

He catches oppressed people when he draws them into his net. 

10 ⸤His⸥ victims are crushed. 

They collapse, 

and they fall under ⸤the weight of⸥ his power. 

11 He says to himself, 

“God has forgotten. 

He has hidden his face. 

He will never see it!” 

4 In all his scheming,

the wicked arrogantly thinks:

“There is no accountability,

since God does not exist.”

5 His ways are always secure;

Your lofty judgments are beyond his sight;

he scoffs at all his adversaries.

6 He says to himself, “I will never be moved—

from generation to generation without calamity.”

7 Cursing, deceit, and violence fill his mouth;

trouble and malice are under his tongue.

8 He waits in ambush near the villages;

he kills the innocent in secret places.

His eyes are on the lookout for the helpless;

9 he lurks in secret like a lion in a thicket.

He lurks in order to seize the afflicted;

he seizes the afflicted and drags him in his net.

10 So he is oppressed and beaten down;

the helpless fall because of his strength.

11 He says to himself, “God has forgotten;

He hides His face and will never see.”

4 In the pride of their countenance the wicked say, “God will not seek it out”;

all their thoughts are, “There is no God.”

5 Their ways prosper at all times;

your judgments are on high, out of their sight;

as for their foes, they scoff at them.

6 They think in their heart, “We shall not be moved;

throughout all generations we shall not meet adversity.”

7 Their mouths are filled with cursing and deceit and oppression;

under their tongues are mischief and iniquity.

8 They sit in ambush in the villages;

in hiding places they murder the innocent.

Their eyes stealthily watch for the helpless;

9 they lurk in secret like a lion in its covert;

they lurk that they may seize the poor;

they seize the poor and drag them off in their net.

10 They stoop, they crouch,

and the helpless fall by their might.

11 They think in their heart, “God has forgotten,

he has hidden his face, he will never see it.”

4 With bald-faced pride the wicked will not seek God.

There is no God in any of his thoughts.

5 His ways endure at all times.

Your judgments are aloof from him.

As for all his enemies, he scoffs at them.

6 He says in his heart, “I shall not be moved

throughout all generations, during which I will have no trouble.”

7 His mouth is filled with cursing,

with deceits and oppression;

under his tongue are trouble and evil.

8 He sits in ambush in villages;

in the hiding places he kills the innocent.

His eyes lurk for the helpless.

9 He lies in ambush secretly, like a lion in a thicket.

He lies in ambush to seize the poor;

he seizes the poor by catching him in his net.

10 He is crushed; he is bowed down;

so the helpless host falls by his might.

11 He says in his heart, “God has forgotten.

He has hidden his face.

He never sees.”

4 Because he is proud, that evil person doesn’t turn to the Lord.

There is no room for God in any of his thoughts.

5 Everything always goes well for him.

So he is proud.

He doesn’t want to have anything to do with God’s laws.

He makes fun of all of his enemies.

6 He says to himself, “I will always be secure.

I will always be happy. I’ll never have any trouble.”

7 His mouth is full of curses and lies and warnings.

With his tongue he speaks evil and makes trouble.

8 Sinful people hide and wait near the villages.

From their hiding places they murder those who aren’t guilty of doing anything wrong.

They watch in secret for those they want to attack.

9 They hide and wait like a lion in the bushes.

From their hiding places they wait to catch those who are helpless.

They catch them and drag them off in their nets.

10 Those they have attacked are beaten up. They fall to the ground.

They fall because their attackers are too strong for them.

11 Sinful people say to themselves, “God doesn’t pay any attention.

He covers his face. He never sees us.”

4 The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, does not seek Him.

All his thoughts are, “There is no God.”

5 His ways prosper at all times;

Your judgments are on high, out of his sight;

As for all his adversaries, he snorts at them.

6 He says to himself, “I will not be moved;

Throughout all generations I will not be in adversity.”

7 His mouth is full of curses and deceit and oppression;

Under his tongue is mischief and wickedness.

8 He sits in the lurking places of the villages;

In the hiding places he kills the innocent;

His eyes stealthily watch for the unfortunate.

9 He lurks in a hiding place as a lion in his lair;

He lurks to catch the afflicted;

He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net.

10 He crouches, he bows down,

And the unfortunate fall by his mighty ones.

11 He says to himself, “God has forgotten;

He has hidden His face; He will never see it.”