8. Their horses are faster than leopardsand quicker than wolves at sunset.Their horse soldiers attack quickly;they come from places far away.They attack quickly, like an eagle swooping down for food.
9. They all come to fight.Nothing can stop them.Their prisoners are as many as the grains of sand.
10. They laugh at kingsand make fun of rulers.They laugh at all the strong, walled citiesand build dirt piles to the top of the walls to capture them.
11. Then they leave like the wind and move on.They are guilty of worshiping their own strength.”
12. Lord, you live forever,my God, my holy God.We will not die.Lord, you have chosen the Babylonians to punish people;our Rock, you picked them to punish.
13. Your eyes are too good to look at evil;you cannot stand to see those who do wrong.So how can you put up with those evil people?How can you be quiet when the wicked swallow up people who are better than they are?
14. You treat people like fish in the sea,like sea animals without a leader.
15. The enemy brings them in with hooks.He catches them in his netand drags them in his fishnet.So he rejoices and sings for joy.