³⁰ He rescues them from the grave
    so they may enjoy the light of life.

¹³ For you have rescued me from death;
    you have kept my feet from slipping.
So now I can walk in your presence, O God,
    in your life-giving light.

¹⁷ Yes, this anguish was good for me,
    for you have rescued me from death
    and forgiven all my sins.

¹ I waited patiently for the Lord to help me,
    and he turned to me and heard my cry.
² He lifted me out of the pit of despair,
    out of the mud and the mire.
He set my feet on solid ground
    and steadied me as I walked along.

²⁸ God rescued me from the grave,
    and now my life is filled with light.’

¹⁷ I will not die; instead, I will live
    to tell what the Lord has done.
¹⁸ The Lord has punished me severely,
    but he did not let me die.

²⁴ he will be gracious and say,
‘Rescue him from the grave,
    for I have found a ransom for his life.’