3. because of what the enemy says,and because of how the wicked pressure me,for they hurl trouble down upon meand angrily attack me.
4. My heart beats violently within me;the horrors of death overcome me.
5. Fear and panic overpower me;terror overwhelms me.
6. I say, “I wish I had wings like a dove!I would fly away and settle in a safe place!
7. Look, I will escape to a distant place;I will stay in the wilderness. (Selah)
8. I will hurry off to a place that is safefrom the strong wind and the gale.”
9. Confuse them, O Lord!Frustrate their plans!For I see violence and conflict in the city.
10. Day and night they walk around on its walls,while wickedness and destruction are within it.
11. Disaster is within it;violence and deceit do not depart from its public square.