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.
13. But it is you, a person like me,my companion and good friend.
14. We had a good friendshipand walked together to God’s Temple.