¹⁷ Yet I am not silenced by the darkness,^(A)
    by the thick darkness that covers my face.

⁸ He has blocked my way so I cannot pass;^(A)
    he has shrouded my paths in darkness.^(B)

57 The righteous perish,^(A)
    and no one takes it to heart;^(B)
the devout are taken away,
    and no one understands
that the righteous are taken away
    to be spared from evil.^(C)

¹¹ why it is so dark^(A) you cannot see,
    and why a flood of water covers you.^(B)

¹⁸ He is driven from light into the realm of darkness^(A)
    and is banished^(B) from the world.^(C)

⁶ The light in his tent^(A) becomes dark;^(B)
    the lamp beside him goes out.^(C)

²² He despairs of escaping the realm of darkness;^(A)
    he is marked for the sword.^(B)

⁹ that God would be willing to crush^(A) me,
    to let loose his hand and cut off my life!^(B)