In my distress I cried out to the Lord. The Lord answered me and put me in a wide open place.

The ropes of death tightened around me, the snares of Sheol confronted me. I was confronted with trouble and sorrow.

ג (Gimel) Judah has departed into exile under affliction and harsh oppression. She lives among the nations; she has found no resting place. All who pursued her overtook her in narrow straits.