He will not let them be destroyed; he saves them from death itself.

In mercy the angel will say, "Release them! They are not to go down to the world of the dead. Here is the ransom to set them free."

Hope will not go with me when I go down to the world of the dead.

But you, O God, will bring those murderers and liars to their graves before half their life is over. As for me, I will trust in you.

Don't let the flood come over me; don't let me drown in the depths or sink into the grave.

My bitterness will turn into peace. You save my life from all danger; You forgive all my sins.

No one in the world of the dead can praise you; The dead cannot trust in your faithfulness.

Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key of the abyss and a heavy chain.

The angel threw him into the abyss, locked it, and sealed it, so that he could not deceive the nations any more until the thousand years were over. After that he must be set loose for a little while.

Those who are sick lose their appetites, and even the finest food looks revolting.

they are about to go to the world of the dead.

Keep the morning star from shining; give that night no hope of dawn.

or sleeping like a stillborn child.

Why let people go on living in misery? Why give light to those in grief ?

he will join all his ancestors in death, where the darkness lasts forever.

The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. They lived in a land of shadows, but now light is shining on them.

Jesus said, "A day has twelve hours, doesn't it? So those who walk in broad daylight do not stumble, for they see the light of this world.