33 The destroyer won’t end well, but you haven’t been destroyed.

≈ The one who acts treacherously hasn’t been dealt with treacherously.

When you finish destroying, that’s when you’ll be destroyed.

≈ When you’ve stopped dealing treacherously, that’s when people will deal treacherously with you.

2 Yahweh, show your favour to us because we’ve waited for your help.

Be our strength each morning as well as our rescuer when trouble comes.

3 The peoples flee when they hear the commotion.

When you took action, the nations were scattered.

4 You all gather the plunder like locusts—

≈ like locusts swarming in over it.

5 Yahweh is praised because he lives in a high place.

He will rule Tsiyyon (Zion) by doing what’s both right and fair.

6 He will be your constant source of stability—

a large supply of security, wisdom, and knowledge.

Respect and honour for Yahweh will be its treasure.

7 Look, their warriors have cried outside—

the messengers of peace weep bitterly.

8 The highways are deserted—

≈ no one is going past on the paths.

Agreements are broken, people avoid cities, no one values people.

9 The land has dried up and become unproductive.

Lebanon is ashamed and has withered.

The Sharon plain is like the desert,

and Bashan and Karmel are losing their leaves.