7 ^aHe has hedged me in so that I cannot get out;
He has made my chain heavy. ‡

8 Even ^awhen I cry and shout,
He shuts out my prayer. ‡

10 ^aHe has been to me a bear lying in wait,
Like a lion in¹ ambush. ‡

11 He has turned aside my ways and ^atorn me in pieces;
He has made me desolate. ‡