¹⁰ Some sat in darkness and deepest gloom,
    imprisoned in iron chains of misery.

⁷⁹ to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
    and to guide us to the path of peace.”

¹⁶ the people who sat in darkness
    have seen a great light.
And for those who lived in the land where death casts its shadow,
    a light has shined.”^[a]

⁷     You will open the eyes of the blind.
You will free the captives from prison,
    releasing those who sit in dark dungeons.

⁸ Do not gloat over me, my enemies!
    For though I fall, I will rise again.
Though I sit in darkness,
    the Lord will be my light.

⁶ He has buried me in a dark place,
    like those long dead.

⁷ He has walled me in, and I cannot escape.
    He has bound me in heavy chains.

¹⁸ They bruised his feet with fetters
    and placed his neck in an iron collar.

⁸ If they are bound in chains
    and caught up in a web of trouble,
⁹ he shows them the reason.
    He shows them their sins of pride.