5. He has besieged and surrounded mewith bitter hardship.
6. He has made me reside in deepest darknesslike those who died long ago.ג (Gimel)
7. He has walled me in so that I cannot get out;he has weighted me down with heavy prison chains.
8. Also, when I cry out desperately for help,he has shut out my prayer.
9. He has blocked every road I take with a wall of hewn stones;he has made every path impassable.ד (Dalet)
10. To me he is like a bear lying in ambush,like a hidden lion stalking its prey.
11. He has obstructed my paths and torn me to pieces;he has made me desolate.
12. He drew his bow and made methe target for his arrow.ה (He)
13. He shot his arrows into my heart.
14. I have become the laughingstock of all people,their mocking song all day long.
15. He has given me my fill of bitter herbsand made me drunk with bitterness.ו (Vav)
16. He ground my teeth in gravel;he trampled me in the dust.
17. I am deprived of peace;I have forgotten what happiness is.
18. So I said, “My endurance has expired;I have lost all hope of deliverance from the Lord.”ז (Zayin)