The vision of enemies returning each evening to howl like dogs and prowl about the city articulates the relentlessness of the persecution and the bestial nature of the persecutors. The reference to howling and circling suggests predatory behavior and the loss of human dignity in the service of wickedness. The nightly repetition indicates that the threat is constant and unceasing; there is no respite from the attack. This verse deepens the psychological toll of persecution: the victim must endure not a single assault but perpetual threat.

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