1. God, hear my prayer. Don’t ignore my cry for help.
2. Please listen and answer me. Let me speak to you and tell you what upsets me.
3. My enemies shout at me and threaten me. In their anger they attack me. They bring troubles crashing down on me.
4. My heart is pounding inside me. I am afraid to die.
5. I am trembling with fear. I am terrified!
6. Oh, I wish I had wings like a dove. I would fly away and find a place to rest.
7. I would go far into the desert and stay there. Selah
8. I would run away. I would escape from this storm of trouble.
9. My Lord, confuse their words and stop their plans. I see so much cruelty and fighting in this city.
10. Day and night, in every neighborhood, the city is filled with evil and trouble.
11. There is so much crime in the streets. People who hurt and cheat others are everywhere.