<p class="poetry">Evil men plot against the godly<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and viciously attack them.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Evil men set an ambush for the godlyp> <p class="poetry">and try to kill them.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">I have seen ruthless evil men<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">growing in influence, like a green tree grows in its native soil.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">When he is judged, he will be found<n id="1" /> guilty!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Then his prayer will be regarded as sinful.p>

<p class="poetry">The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">the oppressed are trapped<n id="2" /> by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Break the arm<n id="1" /> of the wicked and evil man!p> <p class="poetry">Hold him accountable for his wicked deeds,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">which he thought you would not discover.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Evil people self-destruct;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">those who hate the godly are punished.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Evil men will soon disappear;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">you will stare at the spot where they once were, but they will be gone.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt,p> <p class="poetry">but the godly show compassion and are generous.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">My God, rescue me from the power<n id="1" /> of the wicked,p> <p class="poetry">from the hand of the cruel oppressor!p>

<n id="1" /><p class="poetry">Appoint an evil man to testify against him!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">May an accuser stand<n id="3" /> at his right side!p>

<p class="poetry">If only<n id="1" /> you would kill the wicked, O God!p> <p class="poetry">Get away from me, you violent men!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Certainly<n id="1" /> you are not a God who approves of evil;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">evil people<n id="3" /> cannot dwell with you.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">You terrified the nations with your battle cry;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">you destroyed the wicked;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">you permanently wiped out all memory of them.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> revealed himself;p> <p class="poetry">he accomplished justice;p> <p class="poetry">the wicked were ensnared by their own actions.<n id="1" /> (Higgaion.<n id="2" /> Selah)p>

<p class="poetry">Yes,<n id="1" /> the wicked man<n id="2" /> boasts because he gets what he wants;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">the one who robs others<n id="4" /> curses<n id="5" /> and<n id="6" /> rejects the <sc>Lordsc>.<n id="7" />p>

<p class="poetry">The wicked man is so arrogant he always thinks,p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;God won&#8217;t hold me accountable; he doesn&#8217;t care.&#8221;<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Why does the wicked man reject God?<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">He says to himself,<n id="2" /> &#8220;You<n id="3" /> will not hold me accountable.&#8221;<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">because of what the enemy says,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and because of how the wicked<n id="2" /> pressure me,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">for they hurl trouble<n id="4" /> down upon me<n id="5" />p> <p class="poetry">and angrily attack me.p>

<p class="poetry">For they say cruel and deceptive things to me;p> <p class="poetry">they lie to me.<n id="1" />p>