²² Yes, his soul draws near the Pit,
And his life to the executioners.

²⁴ Then He is gracious to him, and says,
‘Deliver him from going down to the Pit;
I have found ^[a]a ransom’;

²⁸ He will ^(A)redeem ^[a]his soul from going down to the Pit,
And his life shall see the light.

^30 (A)To bring back his soul from the Pit,
That he may be enlightened with the light of life.

28 To You I will cry, O Lord my Rock:
^(A)Do not be silent to me,
^(B)Lest, if You are silent to me,
I become like those who go down to the pit.

⁹ “What profit is there in my blood,
When I go down to the pit?
^(A)Will the dust praise You?
Will it declare Your truth?

¹⁵ Let not the floodwater overflow me,
Nor let the deep swallow me up;
And let not the pit shut its mouth on me.

⁴ Who redeems your life from destruction,
^(A)Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,

¹² Let us swallow them alive like ^[a]Sheol,
And whole, ^(A)like those who go down to the Pit;