⁶ The cords of the grave^(A) coiled around me;
    the snares of death confronted me.

⁵ “The dead are in deep anguish,^(A)
    those beneath the waters and all that live in them.

⁵ Among the dead no one proclaims your name.
    Who praises you from the grave?^(A)

¹⁵ As for me, I will be vindicated and will see your face;
    when I awake,^(A) I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness.^(B)

⁹ “What is gained if I am silenced,
    if I go down to the pit?^(A)
Will the dust praise you?
    Will it proclaim your faithfulness?^(B)