I stagger as I walk; stone walls block me wherever I turn.
God has blocked the way, and I can't get through; he has hidden my path in darkness.
He sends the wind in front of him like a flood that carries everything away. It sweeps nations to destruction and puts an end to their evil plans.
Why do you let us stray from your ways? Why do you make us so stubborn that we turn away from you? Come back, for the sake of those who serve you, for the sake of the people who have always been yours.
He waited for me like a bear; he pounced on me like a lion.
He chased me off the road, tore me to pieces, and left me.
So I am going to fence her in with thorn bushes and build a wall to block her way.