⁴ The arrows^(A) of the Almighty^(B) are in me,^(C)
    my spirit drinks^(D) in their poison;^(E)
    God’s terrors^(F) are marshaled against me.^(G)

¹⁵ Terrors^(A) overwhelm me;^(B)
    my dignity is driven away as by the wind,
    my safety vanishes like a cloud.^(C)

¹⁵ From my youth^(A) I have suffered^(B) and been close to death;
    I have borne your terrors^(C) and am in despair.^(D)
16 Your wrath^(E) has swept over me;
    your terrors^(F) have destroyed me.

¹⁴ The human spirit can endure in sickness,
    but a crushed spirit who can bear?^(A)

⁷ Answer me quickly,^(A) Lord;
    my spirit fails.^(B)
Do not hide your face^(C) from me
    or I will be like those who go down to the pit.

¹² All was well with me, but he shattered me;
    he seized me by the neck and crushed me.^(A)
He has made me his target;^(B)
13     his archers surround me.^(C)
Without pity, he pierces^(D) my kidneys
    and spills my gall on the ground.
¹⁴ Again and again^(E) he bursts upon me;
    he rushes at me like a warrior.^(F)

¹² He drew his bow^(A)
    and made me the target^(B) for his arrows.^(C)

¹³ He pierced^(D) my heart
    with arrows from his quiver.^(E)