2. Lord, be merciful to us! We wait for you.Give us strength each morning!Deliver us when distress comes.
3. The nations run away when they hear a loud noise;the nations scatter when you spring into action!
4. Your plunder disappears as if locusts were eating it;they swarm over it like locusts!
5. The Lord is exalted,indeed, he lives in heaven;he fills Zion with justice and fairness.
6. He is your constant source of stability;he abundantly provides safety and great wisdom;he gives all this to those who fear him.
7. Look, ambassadors cry out in the streets;messengers sent to make peace weep bitterly.
8. Highways are empty,there are no travelers.Treaties are broken,witnesses are despised,human life is treated with disrespect.