1 I am the man who has seen affliction by the rod of His wrath.
2 He has led me and made me walkIn darkness and not in light.
3 Surely He has turned His hand against meTime and time again throughout the day.
4 He has aged my flesh and my skin,And broken my bones.
5 He has besieged meAnd surrounded me with bitterness and woe.
6 He has set me in dark placesLike the dead of long ago.
7 He has hedged me in so that I cannot get out;He has made my chain heavy.