4 I feel great pain deep down inside me. The terrors of death are crushing me.
5 Fear and trembling have taken hold of me. Panic has overpowered me.
6 I said, "I wish I had wings like a dove! Then I would fly away and be at rest.
7 I would escape to a place far away. I would stay out in the desert. Selah
8 I would hurry to my place of safety. It would be far away from the winds and storms I'm facing."
9 Lord, destroy the plans of sinners. Keep them from understanding one another. I see people destroying things and fighting in the city.
10 Day and night they prowl around on top of its walls. The city is full of crime and trouble.