You can go to God for protection.\par He will protect you\par like a bird spreading its wings\par over its babies.\par God will be like a shield and a wall protecting you.\par
“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You kill the prophets. {\cf2\super [361]} You kill with rocks those men that God sent to you. Many, many times I wanted to help your people. I wanted to gather your people together like a hen gathers her chicks under her wings. But you did not let me.
“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You kill the prophets. {\cf2\super [250]} You kill with rocks those men that God has sent you. Many, many times I wanted to help your people. I wanted to gather your people together like a hen gathers her chicks under her wings. But you did not let me.
“The Lord found Jacob (Israel) in
a desert land,
an empty, windy land.
The Lord surrounded Jacob
to watch over him.
He protected him,
like the pupil of his eye.
The Lord will reward you for all the good things you have done. You will be paid in full by the Lord, the God of Israel. You have come to him for safety, [10] {and he will protect you}.”