“Lord, You always give me justice when I bring a case before You. So let me bring You this complaint: Why are the wicked so prosperous? Why are evil people so happy? You have planted them, and they have taken root and prospered. Your name is on their lips, but You are far from their hearts. But for me, Lord, You know my heart. You see me and test my thoughts. Drag these people away like sheep to be butchered. Set them aside to be slaughtered!
How long must this land mourn? Even the grass in the field has withered. The wild animals and birds have disappeared because of the evil in the land. For the people have said, ‘The Lord doesn’t see what’s ahead for us.” (vv 1-4, NLT)