5. I am gripped by fear and trembling;I am overcome with horror.
6. I wish I had wings, like a dove.I would fly away and find rest.
7. I would fly far awayand make my home in the desert.
8. I would quickly find myself a shelterfrom the raging wind and the storm.
9. Confuse the speech of my enemies, O Lord!I see violence and riots in the city,
10. surrounding it day and night,filling it with crime and trouble.
11. There is destruction everywhere;the streets are full of oppression and fraud.
12. If it were an enemy that mocked me,I could endure it;if it were an opponent boasting over me,I could hide myself from him.
13. But it is you, my companion,my colleague and close friend.
14. We had intimate talks with each otherand worshipped together in the Temple.