¹³ If the only home I hope for is the grave,^(A)
    if I spread out my bed^(B) in the realm of darkness,^(C)

²⁵ The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him,
    to the one who seeks him;^(A)
26 it is good to wait quietly^(B)
    for the salvation of the Lord.^(C)

² Those who walk uprightly^(A)
    enter into peace;
    they find rest^(B) as they lie in death.

⁸ If I go up to the heavens,^(A) you are there;
    if I make my bed^(B) in the depths, you are there.

¹⁴ Wait^(A) for the Lord;
    be strong^(B) and take heart
    and wait for the Lord.

²³ I know you will bring me down to death,^(A)
    to the place appointed for all the living.^(B)

¹⁴ If someone dies, will they live again?
    All the days of my hard service^(A)
    I will wait for my renewal^[a](B) to come.

²¹ before I go to the place of no return,^(A)
    to the land of gloom and utter darkness,^(B)
22 to the land of deepest night,
    of utter darkness^(C) and disorder,
    where even the light is like darkness.”^(D)