What if I go to the grave and make my bed in darkness?

我若盼望阴间为我的房屋，若下榻在黑暗中，

我若盼望阴间为我的家，若下榻在黑暗中，

我若盼望阴间为我的家，若下榻在黑暗中，

我若期望阴间作我的家园，在黑暗之地铺设我的床榻，

我若等待阴间作我的家，在黑暗中铺张我的床榻；

我若盼望陰間為我的房屋，若下榻在黑暗中，

我若盼望陰間為我的家，若下榻在黑暗中，

我若盼望陰間為我的家，若下榻在黑暗中，

我若期望陰間作我的家園，在黑暗之地鋪設我的床榻，

我若等待陰間作我的家，在黑暗中鋪張我的床榻；

假使我盼望陰間做我的房屋，假使我在黑暗中展開我的鋪蓋，

我若冀陰府為室、於幽暗下榻、

別無所望、惟以墓為室、長眠地下。

我若所望無他、惟以示阿勒示阿勒見七章九節小註為我之宅、下榻於幽暗中、

If the only home I hope for is the grave, if I spread out my bed in the realm of darkness,

Suppose the only home I can hope for is a grave. And suppose I make my bed in the darkness of death.

If I hope for Sheol as my house, if I make my bed in darkness,

If I await Sheol as my home, spread out my bed in darkness,

If I hope for Sheol as my home, I make my bed in the darkness;

If I wait for the grave as my house, If I make my bed in the darkness,

If I look for Sheol as my house; If I have spread my couch in the darkness;

If I await Sheol as my home, spread out my bed in darkness,

If I wait, the grave[ is] mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness.

If I hope for the grave to be my home, if I spread out my bed in darkness,

If I look for Sheol as my house, if I have spread my couch in the darkness,

“ My spirit is crushed, and my life is nearly snuffed out. The grave is ready to receive me.

For those who follow godly paths will rest in peace when they die.

And I know you are sending me to my death— the destination of all who live.

Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.

Had I died at birth, I would now be at peace. I would be asleep and at rest.

before I leave— never to return— for the land of darkness and utter gloom.It is a land as dark as midnight, a land of gloom and confusion, where even the light is dark as midnight.’”

Can the dead live again? If so, this would give me hope through all my years of struggle, and I would eagerly await the release of death.

The Lord is good to those who depend on him, to those who search for him.So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the Lord.

If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I go down to the grave, you are there.