Psalms

⁴My heart is pounding inside me. I am afraid to die. ⁵I am trembling with fear. I am terrified! ⁶Oh, I wish I had wings like a dove. I would fly away and find a place to rest. ⁷I would go far into the desert and stay there. Selah ⁸I would run away. I would escape from this storm of trouble. ⁹My Lord, confuse their words and stop their plans. I see so much cruelty and fighting in this city. ¹⁰Day and night, in every neighborhood, the city is filled with evil and trouble.