1Lord, you are my protection. So how can you tell me, “Fly away to the mountains like a bird”?

2Look, the wicked are drawing their bows, loading them with arrows ready to shoot from the shadows at good people.

3When the foundations of society are destroyed, what can those who live right do?

4The Lord is in his Temple; the Lord's throne is in heaven. He keeps a close eye on everyone, watching them carefully.

5The Lord examines both those who do right and those who do evil, but he hates those who love violence.

6He will make blazing coals and sulfur rain down on the wicked; a scorching wind is what's coming on them.

7The Lord does what is right, and he loves those who live right. Those who do good will see him face to face.