They destroy ¹  my path; they succeed in destroying me ²  without anyone assisting ³  them.

who leave ¹  the upright ²  paths to walk on the dark ³  ways,

At the top ¹  of the elevated places along the way, at the intersection ²  of the paths she takes her stand;

beside the gates opening into ¹  the city, at the entrance of the doorways she cries out: ² 

He has blocked ¹  every road I take ²  with a wall of hewn stones; he has made every path impassable. ³ 

So you must keep his ¹  commandments, live according to his standards, ²  and revere him.

You who ride on light-colored female donkeys, who sit on saddle blankets, ¹  you who walk on the road, pay attention!

Why is light given ¹  to a man ²  whose way is hidden, ³  and whom God has hedged in? ⁴ 

He has blocked ¹  my way so I cannot pass, and has set darkness ²  over my paths.

His troops ¹  advance together; they throw up ²  a siege ramp against me, and they camp around my tent.

They are sustained as they travel along; ¹  each one appears ²  before God in Zion.

the voice of one shouting in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make ¹  his paths straight.’” ² 

The Lord said to his people: ¹  “You are standing at the crossroads. So consider your path. ²  Ask where the old, reliable paths ³  are. Ask where the path is that leads to blessing ⁴  and follow it. If you do, you will find rest for your souls.” But they said, “We will not follow it!”

On my right the young rabble ¹  rise up; they drive me from place to place, ²  and build up siege ramps ³  against me. ⁴ 

You should not have stood at the fork in the road ¹  to slaughter ²  those trying to escape. ³  You should not have captured their refugees when they suffered adversity. ⁴ 

The chariots ¹  race madly ²  through the streets, they rush back and forth ³  in the broad plazas; they look ⁴  like lightning bolts, ⁵  they dash here and there ⁶  like flashes of lightning. ⁷ 

And those slaves went out into the streets and gathered all they found, both bad and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.

but Saul learned of their plot against him. ¹  They were also watching ²  the city gates ³  day and night so that they could kill him.

and make straight paths for your feet, ¹  so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but be healed.

I will lead the blind along an unfamiliar way; ¹  I will guide them down paths they have never traveled. ²  I will turn the darkness in front of them into light, and level out the rough ground. ³  This is what I will do for them. I will not abandon them.