Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.
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Verse 13 is found in chapter 10 of Psalms. Psalm 10 begins with the unsettling experience that God seems distant while the wicked prosper. The text describes in detail the arrogance, exploitation, and violence of the one who thinks God will not intervene. Yet the prayer ends by affirming that the Lord does see affliction and sustains the orphan and the oppressed. The psalm thus turns the initial protest into a confession that the apparent absence of justice does not mean an absence of divine knowledge.
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Warum soll der Gottlose Gott lästern und in seinem Herzen sprechen: Du fragest nicht darnach?
¿Por qué irrita el malo a Dios? En su corazón ha dicho que no lo inquirirás.
¿Por qué el malvado desprecia a Dios? Dice en su corazón: «No pedirás cuentas».
Pourquoi le méchant méprise-t-il Dieu? Pourquoi dit-il en son coeur: Tu ne punis pas?
Perchè l’empio dispetta egli Iddio? Perchè dice egli nel cuor suo, che tu non ne ridomanderai ragione?
Por que blasfema o ímpio de Deus? dizendo no seu coração: Tu não o esquadrinharás?
惡人為何輕慢上帝, 心裏說「你必不追究」?
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