1. I am the one who has seen the afflictionsthat come from the rod of the lord’s anger.
2. He has led me into darkness,shutting out all light.
3. He has turned his hand against meagain and again, all day long.
4. He has made my skin and flesh grow old.He has broken my bones.
5. He has besieged and surrounded mewith anguish and distress.
6. He has buried me in a dark place,like those long dead.
7. He has walled me in, and I cannot escape.He has bound me in heavy chains.
8. And though I cry and shout,he has shut out my prayers.
9. He has blocked my way with a high stone wall;he has made my road crooked.
10. He has hidden like a bear or a lion,waiting to attack me.
11. He has dragged me off the path and torn me in pieces,leaving me helpless and devastated.
12. He has drawn his bowand made me the target for his arrows.