To the roots of the mountains I descended; the earth beneath me barred me in forever! But You raised my life from the pit, O LORD my God!
O LORD, You pulled me up from Sheol; You spared me from descending into the Pit.
For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
Surely for my own welfare I had such great anguish; but Your love has delivered me from the pit of oblivion, for You hav
Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pi
Before the mountains were settled, before the hills, I was brought forth,
to be gracious to him and say, ‘Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found his ransom,’
For a fire has been kindled by My anger, and it burns to the depths of Sheol; it consumes the earth and its produce, and
You formed the mountains by Your power, having girded Yourself with might.
Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held
the mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place You assigned for them—
He has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: ‘You are My Son; tod
You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and I will live to see the light.’
“What gain is there in my bloodshed, in my descent to the Pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it proclaim Your faithfuln
But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their
The mountains saw You and quaked; torrents of water swept by. The deep roared with its voice and lifted its hands on hig
Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.
He stood and measured the earth; He looked and startled the nations; the ancient mountains crumbled; the perpetual hills