17. At night my bones ache;gnawing pains never stop.
18. In his great power God grabs hold of my clothingand chokes me with the collar of my coat.
19. He throws me into the mud,and I become like dirt and ashes.
20. “I cry out to you, God, but you do not answer;I stand up, but you just look at me.
21. You have turned on me without mercy;with your powerful hand you attacked me.
22. You snatched me up and threw me into the windand tossed me about in the storm.
23. I know you will bring me down to death,to the place where all living people must go.
24. “Surely no one would hurt those who are ruinedwhen they cry for help in their time of trouble.
25. I cried for those who were in trouble;I have been very sad for poor people.
26. But when I hoped for good, only evil came to me;when I looked for light, darkness came.