'Harsh' in the Bible

“You have become harsh and cruel to me;With the might of Your hand You [keep me alive only to] persecute me.

“Then you will call, and the Lord will answer;You will cry for help, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’If you take away from your midst the yoke [of oppression],The finger pointed in scorn [toward the oppressed or the godly], and [every form of] wicked (sinful, unjust) speech,