I was at ease, but He shattered me; He grabbed me by the neck and crushed me. He has made me His target;
defiantly rushing at Him with a thick, strong shield.
God has handed me over to the ungodly, and tossed me into the hands of the wicked.
God has made my heart faint; Shaddai has terrified me.
when His lamp shone above my head, when by His light I walked through darkness;
I have no ease, no quietness; I have no rest, but turmoil came.”
The lion may roar and the cub growl, but the teeth of young lions are broken.
For the arrows of Shaddai are in me, my spirit drinks in their poison; God’s terrors line up against me.
Am I a sea, or a monster of the deep that You have set a watch over me?
Have I sinned— what have I done to You, O watcher of men? Why have You set me as Your target? Have I become a burden to You?
He who crushes me with a storm and multiplies my wounds for no reason.
Our heart did not turn back, nor did our steps stray from Your path.
Surely, He has turned His hand against me again and again all day long.
He made my flesh and my skin waste away, broken my bones.
When they took hold of you by the hand, you snapped and tore all their shoulders. When they leaned on you, you broke and wrenched all their hips.’”
Whoever falls on this stone will be shattered; but the one upon whom it falls, it will crush him.”
who risked their own necks for my life. Not only I give them thanks, but also all of Messiah’s communities among the Gentiles.