4 My heart wavered, fearfulness frightened me;
^aThe night for which I longed He turned into fear for me. ‡

5 ^aPrepare the table,
Set a watchman in the tower,
Eat and drink.
Arise, you princes,
Anoint the shield! ‡

7 And he saw a chariot with a pair of horsemen,
A chariot of donkeys, and a chariot of camels,
And he listened earnestly with great care.

8 ¹Then he cried, “A lion, my Lord!
I stand continually on the ^awatchtower in the daytime;
I have sat at my post every night. ‡