If a land has been given into the hand of a wicked man, he covers the faces of its judges; if it is not he, then who is it?

All his days the wicked man suffers torment, throughout the number of the years that are stored up for the tyrant.

This is the portion of the wicked man allotted by God, the inheritance that evildoers receive from the Almighty.

He goes about in company with evildoers, he goes along with wicked men.

Certainly you are not a God who approves of evil; evil people cannot dwell with you.

You terrified the nations with your battle cry; you destroyed the wicked; you permanently wiped out all memory of them.

The Lord revealed himself; he accomplished justice; the wicked were ensnared by their own actions. (Higgaion. Selah)

Yes, the wicked man boasts because he gets what he wants; the one who robs others curses and rejects the Lord.

The wicked man is so arrogant he always thinks, “God won’t hold me accountable; he doesn’t care.”

Why does the wicked man reject God? He says to himself, “You will not hold me accountable.”

because of what the enemy says, and because of how the wicked pressure me, for they hurl trouble down upon me and angrily attack me.

For they say cruel and deceptive things to me; they lie to me.

When the wicked see this, they will worry; they will grind their teeth in frustration and melt away; the desire of the wicked will perish.

O Lord, shelter me from the power of the wicked! Protect me from violent men, who plan to knock me over.

O Lord, do not let the wicked have their way! Do not allow their plan to succeed when they attack! (Selah)

A wicked person shows boldness with his face, but as for the upright, he discerns his ways.

Like a roaring lion or a roving bear, so is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

If the wicked are shown mercy, they do not learn about justice. Even in a land where right is rewarded, they act unjustly; they do not see the Lord’s majesty revealed.

Do I actually delight in the death of the wicked, declares the sovereign Lord? Do I not prefer that he turn from his wicked conduct and live?

When a wicked person turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will preserve his life.