KJVThe wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.
In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.
Through the pride of the wicked, Is the poor inflamed, They are caught in devices that they devised.
The wicked, in his pride, doth hotly pursue the afflicted. They shall be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
Psalms — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
1. Lord, why standest thou afar off? We here see how the prophet, seeking a remedy for his calamities, which were apparently past hope, directly addresses himself to God at the very commencement. And the rule which we should observe, when we are in trouble and sorrow, is this: We…