21  before I go—and ^aI shall not return—

to the land of ^bdarkness and ^cdeep shadow,

22  the land of gloom like thick darkness,

like deep shadow without any order,

where light is as thick darkness.”

22  He ^vuncovers the deeps out of darkness

and brings ^wdeep darkness to light.

17  For ^edeep darkness is morning to all of them;

for they are friends with the terrors of deep darkness.

3  Man puts an end to darkness

and searches out to the farthest limit

the ore in ^zgloom and ^adeep darkness.

22  There is no ^ggloom or ^hdeep darkness

where evildoers may hide themselves.

17  Have ⁱthe gates of death been revealed to you,

or have you seen the gates of ^jdeep darkness?

4  Even though I ^kwalk through the valley of ^lthe shadow of death,¹

I will ^mfear no evil,

for ⁿyou are with me;

your ^orod and your staff,

they comfort me.

2  ^{1 i}The people ^kwho walked in darkness

have seen a great light;

those who dwelt in a land of ^ldeep darkness,

on them has light shone.

16  ^vthe people dwelling in darkness

have seen a great light,

and for those dwelling in the region and ^wshadow of death,

on them a light has dawned.”