5 he has besieged and enveloped mewith bitterness and tribulation;
6 he has made me dwell in darknesslike the dead of long ago.
7 He has walled me about so that I cannot escape;he has made my chains heavy;
8 though I call and cry for help,he shuts out my prayer;
9 he has blocked my ways with blocks of stones;he has made my paths crooked.
10 He is a bear lying in wait for me,a lion in hiding;
11 he turned aside my steps and tore me to pieces; he has made me desolate;