It’s the land of darkest night and total darkness and disorder. There even the light is like darkness.’ ”

那地甚是幽暗，是死荫混沌之地；那里的光好像幽暗。”

那是乌黑之地，犹如幽暗的死荫，毫无秩序；发出的光辉也像幽暗。”

那是乌黑之地，犹如幽暗的死荫，毫无秩序；发出的光辉也像幽暗。”

那里一片漆黑，幽暗混乱；那里的光昏暗不明。’”

那地黑暗，如死荫的幽暗，毫无秩序，即使有光也像幽暗。”

那地甚是幽暗，是死蔭混沌之地；那裏的光好像幽暗。

那是烏黑之地，猶如幽暗的死蔭，毫無秩序；發出的光輝也像幽暗。」

那是烏黑之地，猶如幽暗的死蔭，毫無秩序；發出的光輝也像幽暗。」

那裡一片漆黑，幽暗混亂；那裡的光昏暗不明。』」

那地黑暗，如死蔭的幽暗，毫無秩序，即使有光也像幽暗。”

那是幽暗之地，就像墨漆，死蔭，毫無秩序，就是光照、也像墨漆。』

其地昏黑幽冥、陰翳混沌、其光乃暗、

其地昏黑幽暗、陰翳混沌、其光不光。

其地晦冥昏黑、死陰混沌、其光不光、其光不光原文作其光如昏黑

to the land of deepest night, of utter darkness and disorder, where even the light is like darkness.”

the land of gloom like thick darkness, like deep shadow without any order, where light is as thick darkness.”

It is a land as dark as midnight, a land of gloom and confusion, where even the light is dark as midnight.’”

It is a land of blackness like the deepest darkness, gloomy and chaotic, where even the light is like the darkness.”

The land of utter gloom like darkness itself, Of deep shadow without order, And it shines like darkness.”

A land as dark as darkness itself, As the shadow of death, without any order, Where even the light is like darkness.’”

The land dark as midnight, The land of the shadow of death, without any order, And where the light is as midnight.

It is a land of blackness like the deepest darkness, gloomy and chaotic, where even the light is like the darkness.”

A land of darkness, as darkness[ itself; and] of the shadow of death, without any order, and[ where] the light[ is] as darkness.

to the land of utter darkness, like the deepest darkness, and the deepest shadow and disorder, where even the light is like darkness.”

the land dark as midnight, of the shadow of death, without any order, where the light is as midnight.’”

Are your wonderful deeds known in that dark place? Are your holy acts known in that land where the dead are forgotten?

There is no deep shadow or total darkness where those who do what is evil can hide.

Have the gates of death been shown to you? Have you seen the gates of the deepest darkness?

Give glory to the Lord your God. Honor him before he sends darkness to cover the land. Do this before you trip and fall on the darkened hills. You hope that light will come. But he will turn it into thick darkness. He will change it to deep shadows.

May gloom and total darkness take it back. May a cloud settle over it. May blackness cover it up.

Besides, a wide space has been placed between us and you. So those who want to go from here to you can’t go. And no one can cross over from there to us.’

Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid. You are with me. Your shepherd’s rod and staff comfort me.

But you crushed us and left us to the wild dogs. You covered us over with deep darkness.

They did not ask,‘ Where is the Lord? He brought us up out of Egypt. He led us through a dry and empty land. He guided us through deserts and deep valleys. It was a land of total darkness where there wasn’t any rain. No one lived or traveled there.’