43. “You wrapped yourself in anger and chased us.You killed us without mercy.
44. You wrapped yourself in a cloud.No prayer could get through.
45. You made us like scum and trashamong the other nations.
46. “All of our enemiesopen their mouths and say things against us.
47. We have been frightened and fearful.We have been ruined and destroyed.”
48. Streams of tears flow from my eyesbecause my people are destroyed.
49. My tears flow continually,without stopping,
50. until the Lord looks downand sees from heaven.
51. I am sad when I seewhat has happened to all the women of my city.
52. Those who are my enemies for no reasonhunted me like a bird.
53. They threw me alive into a pit.They threw stones at me.
54. Water came up over my head.I said to myself, “I am going to die.”