2. O Yahweh, how long shall I cry for help and you will not listen? How long will I cry out to you, “Violence!” and you will not save?
3. Why do you cause me to see evil while you look at trouble? Destruction and violence happen before me; contention and strife arise.
4. Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice does not go forth perpetually. For the wicked surround the righteous; therefore justice goes forth perverted.