9 “Because of amany oppressions they cry out;
They cry for help because of the arm bof many oppressors.
10 But ano one says, ‘Where is God my Maker,
Who bgives songs of praise in the night,
11 Who ateaches us more than the beasts of the earth
And makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens?’
12 There athey cry out, but He does not answer
Because of the pride of evil men.
13 Surely aGod will not listen to an empty cry,
Nor will the Almighty perceive it.