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.
8 Even when I cry and shout,He shuts out my prayer.
9 He has blocked my ways with hewn stone;He has made my paths crooked.