I was at ease, but He shattered me; He seized me by the neck and crushed me. He has set me up as His target;
He forced me off my path and tore me to pieces; He left me without help.
If I have sinned, what have I done to You, O watcher of mankind? Why have You made me Your target, so that I am a burden
He has worn away my flesh and skin; He has shattered my bones.
But You have crushed us in the lair of jackals; You have covered us with deepest darkness.
For He would crush me with a tempest and multiply my wounds without cause.
The lion may roar, and the fierce lion may growl, yet the teeth of the young lions are broken.
He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”
rushing headlong at Him with a thick, studded shield.
Am I the sea, or the monster of the deep, that You must keep me under guard?
When Israel took hold of you with their hands, you splintered, tearing all their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you
who have risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.
So I thought: ‘I will die in my nest and multiply my days as the sand.
when His lamp shone above my head, and by His light I walked through the darkness,
He had seven sons and three daughters,
I am not at ease or quiet; I have no rest, for trouble has come.”