1. I am one who knows what it is to be punished by God.
2. He drove me deeper and deeper into darkness
3. And beat me again and again with merciless blows.
4. He has left my flesh open and raw, and has broken my bones.
5. He has shut me in a prison of misery and anguish.
6. He has forced me to live in the stagnant darkness of death.
7. He has bound me in chains; I am a prisoner with no hope of escape.
8. I cry aloud for help, but God refuses to listen;
9. I stagger as I walk; stone walls block me wherever I turn.
10. He waited for me like a bear; he pounced on me like a lion.
11. He chased me off the road, tore me to pieces, and left me.