⁶ The realm of the dead^(A) is naked before God;
    Destruction^[a](B) lies uncovered.^(C)
7 He spreads out the northern skies^(D) over empty space;
    he suspends the earth over nothing.^(E)
8 He wraps up the waters^(F) in his clouds,^(G)
    yet the clouds do not burst under their weight.