Why do the wicked prosper?

1You are righteous, O Yahweh, when I bring a case before you; yet I would speak with you about matters of justice: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are all who deal treacherously at ease?

2You planted them; they have even taken root. They grow; they even produce fruit. You are near in their mouth, but far from their innermost being.

3But you, O Yahweh, know me; you see me, and you test my heart toward you. Pull them out like sheep for slaughter, and set them apart for the day of killing.

4How long will the land mourn, and the grass of every field dry up? Because of the evil of those who dwell in it, beasts and birds are swept away, for they say, “He will not see our end.”