1. Give ear to my prayer, O God; And do not hide Yourself from my supplication.
2. Give heed to me and answer me; I am restless in my complaint and am surely distracted,
3. Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the pressure of the wicked; For they bring down trouble upon me And in anger they bear a grudge against me.
4. My heart is in anguish within me, And the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
5. Fear and trembling come upon me, And horror has overwhelmed me.
6. I said, "Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.
7. "Behold, I would wander far away, I would lodge in the wilderness. Selah.
8. "I would hasten to my place of refuge From the stormy wind and tempest."