⁷ Surely, God, you have worn me out;^(A)
    you have devastated my entire household.^(B)
8 You have shriveled me up—and it has become a witness;
    my gauntness^(C) rises up and testifies against me.^(D)
9 God assails me and tears^(E) me in his anger^(F)
    and gnashes his teeth at me;^(G)
    my opponent fastens on me his piercing eyes.^(H)
10 People open their mouths^(I) to jeer at me;^(J)
    they strike my cheek^(K) in scorn
    and unite together against me.^(L)
11 God has turned me over to the ungodly
    and thrown me into the clutches of the wicked.^(M)
12 All was well with me, but he shattered me;
    he seized me by the neck and crushed me.^(N)
He has made me his target;^(O)
13     his archers surround me.^(P)
Without pity, he pierces^(Q) my kidneys
    and spills my gall on the ground.
¹⁴ Again and again^(R) he bursts upon me;
    he rushes at me like a warrior.^(S)

¹⁵ “I have sewed sackcloth^(T) over my skin
    and buried my brow in the dust.^(U)
16 My face is red with weeping,^(V)
    dark shadows ring my eyes;^(W)

⁷ Deep calls to deep^(A)
    in the roar of your waterfalls;
all your waves and breakers
    have swept over me.^(B)

¹² You let people ride over our heads;^(A)
    we went through fire and water,
    but you brought us to a place of abundance.^(B)

³ You hurled me into the depths,^(A)
    into the very heart of the seas,
    and the currents swirled about me;
all your waves^(B) and breakers
    swept over me.^(C)