Salvation is far from the wicked, for they seek not Your statutes.
May his children be far from safety, and may they be crushed in the gate without a deliverer;
The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek God; God is not in all his thoughts.
For You will save the humble people, but will bring down haughty eyes.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Listen to Me, you stubborn-hearted, who are far from righteousness;
by creating the fruit of the lips. Peace, peace to him who is far off and to him who is near, says the Lord, and I will heal him.
We all roar like bears and mourn sadly like doves; we look for justice, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far from us.
So he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am tormented in this flame.’
there is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks after God.