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.
12. He drew his bow and made me the target for his arrows.
13. He shot his arrows deep into my body.
14. People laugh at me all day long; I am a joke to them all.
15. Bitter suffering is all he has given me for food and drink.
16. He rubbed my face in the ground and broke my teeth on the gravel.
17. I have forgotten what health and peace and happiness are.
18. I have not much longer to live; my hope in the Lord is gone.