Everything was fine with me, but God broke me into pieces; he held me by the neck and crushed me. He has made me his target;
They stubbornly charge at God with thick, strong shields.
God has turned me over to evil people and has handed me over to the wicked.
God has made me afraid; the Almighty terrifies me.
God’s lamp shined on my head, and I walked through darkness by his light.
I have no peace or quietness. I have no rest, only trouble.”
Lions may roar and growl, but when the teeth of a strong lion are broken,
The arrows of the Almighty are in me; my spirit drinks in their poison; God’s terrors are gathered against me.
I am not the sea or the sea monster. So why have you set a guard over me?
If I have sinned, what have I done to you, you watcher of humans? Why have you made me your target? Have I become a heavy load for you?
He would crush me with a storm and multiply my wounds for no reason.
But you crushed us in this place where wild dogs live, and you covered us with deep darkness.
He turned his hand against me again and again, all day long.
He wore out my flesh and skin and broke my bones.
When their hands grabbed you, you splintered and tore open their shoulders. When they leaned on you, you broke and made all their backs twist.
The person who falls on this stone will be broken, and on whomever that stone falls, that person will be crushed.”
and who risked their own lives to save my life. I am thankful to them, and all the non-Jewish churches are thankful as well.