³ The cords of death^(A) entangled me,
    the anguish of the grave came over me;
    I was overcome by distress and sorrow.

⁶ I am bowed down^(A) and brought very low;
    all day long I go about mourning.^(B)

⁴ The cords of death^(A) entangled me;
    the torrents^(B) of destruction overwhelmed me.
⁵ The cords of the grave coiled around me;
    the snares of death^(C) confronted me.

⁶ In my distress^(D) I called to the Lord;^(E)
    I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice;^(F)
    my cry came^(G) before him, into his ears.

⁶ You have put me in the lowest pit,
    in the darkest depths.^(A)
7 Your wrath^(B) lies heavily on me;
    you have overwhelmed me with all your waves.^[a](C)

³ When I kept silent,^(A)
    my bones wasted away^(B)
    through my groaning^(C) all day long.
⁴ For day and night
    your hand was heavy^(D) on me;
my strength was sapped^(E)
    as in the heat of summer.^[a]

“In my distress I called^(A) to the Lord,^(B)
    and he answered me.
From deep in the realm of the dead^(C) I called for help,
    and you listened to my cry.
³ You hurled me into the depths,^(D)
    into the very heart of the seas,
    and the currents swirled about me;
all your waves^(E) and breakers
    swept over me.^(F)