3. by what the enemy saysand how the wicked look at me.They bring troubles down on me,and in anger they attack me.
4. I am frightened inside;the terror of death has attacked me.
5. I am scared and shaking,and terror grips me.
6. I said, “I wish I had wings like a dove.Then I would fly away and rest.
7. I would wander far awayand stay in the desert.Selah
8. I would hurry to my place of escape,far away from the wind and storm.”
9. Lord, destroy and confuse their words,because I see violence and fighting in the city.
10. Day and night they are all around its walls,and evil and trouble are everywhere inside.
11. Destruction is everywhere in the city;trouble and lying never leave its streets.
12. It was not an enemy insulting me.I could stand that.It was not someone who hated me.I could hide from him.