5 He has besieged me and surrounded mewith bitterness and hardship.
6 He has made me dwell in darknesslike those long dead.
7 He has walled me in so that I cannot escape;he has weighed me down with chains.
8 Even when I call out or cry for help,he shuts out my prayer.
9 He has barred my way with blocks of stone;he has made my paths crooked.
10 Like a bear lying in wait,like a lion in hiding,
11 he dragged me from the path and mangled meand left me without help.