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I would go quickly to a safe place.
The strong winds and storms of my enemies
    would not reach me there!’
My Lord, make my enemies confused!
    Stop them from doing what they want to do.
Everywhere that I look in the city,
    I see that they do cruel things to attack people.[a]
10 They walk on the city's walls
    in the day and at night.
Inside the city they do evil things
    that bring trouble everywhere.

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Footnotes

  1. 55:9 The city is Jerusalem, where David lived.

I would hurry to my place of shelter,(A)
    far from the tempest and storm.(B)

Lord, confuse the wicked, confound their words,(C)
    for I see violence and strife(D) in the city.(E)
10 Day and night they prowl(F) about on its walls;
    malice and abuse are within it.

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