כִּ֣י דִ֭כִּיתָנוּ בִּמְק֣וֹם תַּנִּ֑ים וַתְּכַ֖ס עָלֵ֣ינוּ בְצַלְמָֽוֶת׃
Though Thou hast crushed us into a place of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.
Read kabbalistic (mystical) interpretation of Psalms 44:20: and classical mystical sources.