There they cry out, but he does not answer, because of the pride of evil men.
We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him.
Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but will not find me.
Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us, for we have had more than enough of contempt. Our soul has had more than enough of the scorn of those who are at ease, of the contempt of the proud.
I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.’ But you are brought down to Sheol, to the far reaches of the pit. Those who see you will stare at you and ponder over you: ‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble, who shook kingdoms, who made the world like a desert and overthrew its cities, who did not let his prisoners go home?’
Therefore pride is their necklace; violence covers them as a garment. Their eyes swell out through fatness; their hearts overflow with follies. They scoff and speak with malice; loftily they threaten oppression.
They cried for help, but there was none to save; they cried to the Lord, but he did not answer them.
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