This 17-verse chapter finds the prophet questioning why the wicked prosper before the LORD answers with a warning about footmen wearied by a race against horses.
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Lyrics
Righteous are you, O Lord When I complain to you Yet let me talk with you about your justice Why does the way of the wicked prosper
Why are all they at ease Who deal very treacherously You have planted them Yes they have taken root
You are near in their mouth But far from their heart Yet you, Lord, know me You have seen me and tested my heart towards you
Pull them out like sheep for the slaughter And prepare them for the day of slaughter How long will the land mourn And the grass of every field wither
Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it The animals and the birds are consumed For they said, he will not see our latter end
If you have run with the footmen And they have wearied you Then how can you contend with horses If in a land of peace you are secure
But if you have fallen in the land of war How will you do in the pride of the Jordan Yet I have loved you with an everlasting love Therefore with loving kindness I have drawn you
I will build you again You will be built, O virgin of Israel You will again be adorned with your tambourines
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