## he has built up siege works against me ##

Siege works are ramps of dirt that enable the attacking army to cross over the city walls and invade the city. AT: "He has surrounded me as if I were a city under attack." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## surrounded me with bitterness and hardship ##

AT: "surrounded me with things that are painful and hard to bear" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

## he shuts out my prayers ##

AT: "he refuses to hear my prayers" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])