"And ifthey are boundin fetters,And are caughtin the cordsof affliction,
"You putmy feetin the stocksAnd watchallmy paths;You seta limitfor the solesof my feet,
Knowthenthat Godhas wrongedme And has closedHis netaroundme.
"He deliversthe afflictedin their affliction,And openstheir earin [time of] oppression.
"Be careful,do not turnto evil,For you have preferredthisto affliction.
There were those who dweltin darknessand in the shadowof death,Prisonersin miseryand chains,
The cordsof deathencompassedme And the terrorsof Sheolcameupon me; I founddistressand sorrow.
The cordsof the wickedhave encircledme, [But] I have not forgottenYour law.
To bindtheir kingswith chainsAnd their nobleswith fettersof iron,
The cordsof Sheolsurroundedme; The snaresof deathconfrontedme.
His own iniquitieswill capturethe wicked,And he will be heldwith the cordsof his sin.
He has blockedmy wayswith hewnstone;He has mademy pathscrooked.
