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;