¹⁶ “However, you, O Lord, are always present to protect me,
    and you grant life to my spirit;
you will restore me to health
    and enable me to live.
¹⁷ Clearly it was for my benefit
    that I suffered such anguish,
but you have preserved my life
    from the pit of destruction,
for you have cast all my sins
    behind your back.
¹⁸ For Sheol cannot give you thanks,
    nor can death praise you.
Those who go down into the pit
    cannot hope for your kindness.