8 Their horses are faster than leopardsand more cruel than wolves at sunset.Their horse soldiers attack quickly.They come from places that are far away.They attack quickly, like an eagle swooping down for food.
9 They all come to fight.Their armies march quickly like a whirlwind in the desert.Their prisoners are as many as the grains of sand.
10 The Babylonian soldiers laugh at kings.They make fun of rulers.They laugh at all the strong, walled cities.They build dirt roads up to the top of the walls.They capture the cities.
11 Then they leave like the wind and move on.They are guilty of worshiping their own strength.”
12 Lord, you are the Lord who lives forever.You are my God, my holy God.You will not let those who trust you die.Lord, you have chosen the Babylonians to punish people.Our Rock, you created them to punish the people.
13 Your eyes are too good to look at evil.You cannot stand to see people do wrong.So how can you put up with those evil people?How can you be quiet when wicked people defeat people who are better than they are?
14 You treat people like fish in the sea.You treat them like sea animals without a leader.