1I am one who knows what it is to be punished by God.
2He drove me deeper and deeper into darkness
3And beat me again and again with merciless blows.
4He has left my flesh open and raw, and has broken my bones.
5He has shut me in a prison of misery and anguish.
6He has forced me to live in the stagnant darkness of death.
7He has bound me in chains; I am a prisoner with no hope of escape.
8I cry aloud for help, but God refuses to listen;
9I stagger as I walk; stone walls block me wherever I turn.
