⁸ He has blocked^(A) my way so that I cannot pass through;
he has veiled my paths with darkness.^(B)

⁹ Therefore justice is far from us,
and righteousness does not reach us.
We hope for light, but there is darkness;
for brightness, but we live in the night.

² He has driven me away and forced me to walk
in darkness instead of light.^(A)