13 “If only you would hide me in the grave

and conceal me till your anger has passed!

If only you would set me a time

and then remember me!

14 If someone dies, will they live again?

All the days of my hard service

I will wait for my renewal to come.

15 You will call and I will answer you;

you will long for the creature your hands have made.

16 Surely then you will count my steps

but not keep track of my sin.

17 My offenses will be sealed up in a bag;

you will cover over my sin.

13 O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave,

That thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past,

That thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!

14 If a man die, shall he live again?

All the days of my appointed time will I wait,

Till my change come.

15 Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee:

Thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.

16 For now thou numberest my steps:

Dost thou not watch over my sin?

17 My transgression is sealed up in a bag,

And thou sewest up mine iniquity.

13 “I wish you would hide me in the grave

and forget me there until your anger has passed.

But mark your calendar to think of me again!

14 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.

15 You would call and I would answer,

and you would yearn for me, your handiwork.

16 For then you would guard my steps,

instead of watching for my sins.

17 My sins would be sealed in a pouch,

and you would cover my guilt.

13 “Oh, that You would hide me in the grave,

That You would conceal me until Your wrath is past,

That You would appoint me a set time, and remember me!

14 If a man dies, shall he live again?

All the days of my hard service I will wait,

Till my change comes.

15 You shall call, and I will answer You;

You shall desire the work of Your hands.

16 For now You number my steps,

But do not watch over my sin.

17 My transgression is sealed up in a bag,

And You cover my iniquity.

13 “I wish you would hide me in the grave;

hide me until your anger is gone.

I wish you would set a time

and then remember me!

14 Will the dead live again?

All my days are a struggle;

I will wait until my change comes.

15 You will call, and I will answer you;

you will desire the creature your hands have made.

16 Then you will count my steps,

but you will not keep track of my sin.

17 My wrongs will be closed up in a bag,

and you will cover up my sin.

13 Oh that thou wouldest hide me in Sheol,

That thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past,

That thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!

14 If a man die, shall he live again?

All the days of my warfare would I wait,

Till my release should come.

15 Thou wouldest call, and I would answer thee:

Thou wouldest have a desire to the work of thy hands.

16 But now thou numberest my steps:

Dost thou not watch over my sin?

17 My transgression is sealed up in a bag,

And thou fastenest up mine iniquity.

13 Oh that thou wouldest hide me in Sheol, that thou wouldest keep me secret until thine anger be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me, — 14 (If a man die, shall he live again?) all the days of my time of toil would I wait, till my change should come: 15 Thou wouldest call, and I would answer thee; thou wouldest have a desire after the work of thy hands.

16 For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin? 17 My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou heapest up mine iniquity.

13 I wish you would hide me in Sheol 

and keep me hidden there until your anger cools. 

Set a specific time for me when you will remember me. 

14 “If a person dies, will he go on living? 

I will wait for my relief to come 

as long as my hard labor continues. 

15 You will call, and I will answer you. 

You will long for the person your hands have made. 

16 Though now you count my steps, 

you will not keep ⸤a record of⸥ my sins. 

17 My disobedience will be closed up in a bag, 

and you will cover over my sins. 

13 If only You would hide me in Sheol

and conceal me until Your anger passes.

If only You would appoint a time for me

and then remember me.

14 When a man dies, will he come back to life?

If so, I would wait all the days of my struggle

until my relief comes.

15 You would call, and I would answer You.

You would long for the work of Your hands.

16 For then You would count my steps

but would not take note of my sin.

17 My rebellion would be sealed up in a bag,

and You would cover over my iniquity.

13 O that you would hide me in Sheol,

that you would conceal me until your wrath is past,

that you would appoint me a set time, and remember me!

14 If mortals die, will they live again?

All the days of my service I would wait

until my release should come.

15 You would call, and I would answer you;

you would long for the work of your hands.

16 For then you would not number my steps,

you would not keep watch over my sin;

17 my transgression would be sealed up in a bag,

and you would cover over my iniquity.

13 “O that you would conceal me in Sheol,

that you would hide me until your wrath is past,

that you would appoint a set time for me and remember me.

14 If a man dies, will he live again?

All the days of my compulsory service I will wait,

until the coming of my relief.

15 You would call, and I myself would answer you;

you would long for the work of your hand.

16 For then you would count my steps,

but you would not keep watch over my sin.

17 My transgression would be sealed in a bag,

and you would cover over my guilt.

13 “I wish you would hide me in a grave!

I wish you would cover me up until your anger passes by!

I wish you would set the time for me to spend in the grave

and then bring me back up!

14 If a man dies, will he live again?

All the days of my hard work

I will wait for the time when you give me new life.

15 You will call out to me, and I will answer you.

Your hands created me. So you will long for me.

16 Then you will count every step I take.

But you won’t keep track of my sin.

17 The wrong things I’ve done will be sealed up in a bag.

You will wipe out my sins by forgiving them.

13 “Oh that You would hide me in Sheol,

That You would conceal me until Your wrath returns to You,

That You would set a limit for me and remember me!

14 “If a man dies, will he live again?

All the days of my struggle I will wait

Until my change comes.

15 “You will call, and I will answer You;

You will long for the work of Your hands.

16 “For now You number my steps,

You do not observe my sin.

17 “My transgression is sealed up in a bag,

And You wrap up my iniquity.