² And you destroyed the city that was protected by strong walls.
    Now it is only a pile of rocks.
The foreign palace has been destroyed.
    It will never be rebuilt.
³ That is why powerful nations will honor you.
    Powerful people from strong cities will fear you.
⁴ You have been a safe place for poor people in trouble.
    You are like a shelter from floods and shade from the heat
    when powerful men attack.
They are like rain streaming down the walls
    that protect us from the storm.