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.
11 Forces that destroy are at work inside it. Its streets are full of people who cheat others and take advantage of them.