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He says
The word "He" refers to the wicked person, and to wicked people in general. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-genericnoun)
God has forgotten
Refusing to pay attention to what people do is spoken of as forgetting. AT: "God does not pay attention" or "God does not care about what I do" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
he covers his face
Refusing to pay attention to what someone does is spoken of as covering one's face. AT: "God refuses to see what is happening" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
he will not bother to look
Paying attention to what someone does is spoken of as looking at it. AT: "he will not bother to pay attention" or "he will not care" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
Arise
Starting to do something is spoken of as getting up. AT: "Do something" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
Lift up your hand
Here lifting the hand to hit someone represents punishing him. AT: "Hit him hard" or "Punish the wicked person" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)