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