² Then each ruler will be like a shelter from the wind,
    like a ·safe place [refuge] in a storm,
like streams of water in a dry land,
    like a cool shadow from a large rock in a ·hot [thirsty; weary] land.

⁴ You ·protect [^Lare a refuge/stronghold to] the poor;
    you protect the ·helpless [needy] when they are in ·danger [distress].
You are like a shelter from storms,
    like shade that protects them from the heat.
The ·cruel people attack [^Lbreath of the cruel/ruthless]
    like a rainstorm beating against the wall,