17 Surely it was for my benefit

that I suffered such anguish.

In your love you kept me

from the pit of destruction;

you have put all my sins

behind your back.

18 For the grave cannot praise you,

death cannot sing your praise;

those who go down to the pit

cannot hope for your faithfulness.

19 The living, the living—they praise you,

as I am doing today;

parents tell their children

about your faithfulness.

17 Behold, it was for my welfare

that I had great bitterness;

but in love you have delivered my life

from the pit of destruction,

for you have cast all my sins

behind your back.

18 For Sheol does not thank you;

death does not praise you;

those who go down to the pit do not hope

for your faithfulness.

19 The living, the living, he thanks you,

as I do this day;

the father makes known to the children

your faithfulness.

17 Behold, for peace I had great bitterness:

But thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption:

For thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.

18 For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee:

They that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.

19 The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day:

The father to the children shall make known thy truth.

17 Yes, this anguish was good for me,

for you have rescued me from death

and forgiven all my sins.

18 For the dead cannot praise you;

they cannot raise their voices in praise.

Those who go down to the grave

can no longer hope in your faithfulness.

19 Only the living can praise you as I do today.

Each generation tells of your faithfulness to the next.

17 Indeed it was for my own peace

That I had great bitterness;

But You have lovingly delivered my soul from the pit of corruption,

For You have cast all my sins behind Your back.

18 For Sheol cannot thank You,

Death cannot praise You;

Those who go down to the pit cannot hope for Your truth.

19 The living, the living man, he shall praise You,

As I do this day;

The father shall make known Your truth to the children.

17 It was for my own good

that I had such troubles.

Because you love me very much,

you did not let me die

but threw my sins

far away.

18 People in the place of the dead cannot praise you;

those who have died cannot sing praises to you;

those who die don’t trust you

to help them.

19 The people who are alive are the ones who praise you.

They praise you as I praise you today.

A father should tell his children

that you provide help.

17 Behold, instead of peace I had bitterness upon bitterness; but thou hast in love delivered my soul from the pit of destruction; for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back. 18 For not Sheol shall praise thee, nor death celebrate thee; they that go down into the pit do not hope for thy truth. 19 The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.

17 Now my bitter experience turns into peace. 

You have saved me and kept me from the rotting pit. 

You have thrown all my sins behind you. 

18 Sheol doesn’t thank you! 

Death doesn’t praise you! 

Those who go down to the pit cannot expect you to be faithful. 

19 Those who are living praise you as I do today. 

Fathers make your faithfulness known to their children. 

17 Indeed, it was for my own welfare

that I had such great bitterness;

but Your love has delivered me

from the Pit of destruction,

for You have thrown all my sins behind Your back.

18 For Sheol cannot thank You;

Death cannot praise You.

Those who go down to the Pit

cannot hope for Your faithfulness.

19 The living, only the living can thank You,

as I do today;

a father will make Your faithfulness known to children.

17 Surely it was for my welfare

that I had great bitterness;

but you have held back my life

from the pit of destruction,

for you have cast all my sins

behind your back.

18 For Sheol cannot thank you,

death cannot praise you;

those who go down to the Pit cannot hope

for your faithfulness.

19 The living, the living, they thank you,

as I do this day;

fathers make known to children

your faithfulness.

17 Look! Bitterness was bitter to me for peace.

And you were the one who loved my life from the pit of destruction,

for you have cast all my sins behind your back.

18 For Sheol cannot praise you; death cannot praise you.

Those who go down to the pit cannot hope for your faithfulness.

19 The living, the living one praises you like me today;

a father will make your faithfulness known to children.

17 I’m sure it was for my benefit

that I suffered such great pain.

You love me. You kept me

from going down into the pit of death.

You have put all of my sins

behind your back.

18 People in the grave can’t praise you.

Dead people can’t sing praise to you.

Those who go down to the grave

can’t hope for you to be faithful to them.

19 It is those who are alive who praise you.

And that’s what I’m doing today.

Fathers tell their children

about how faithful you are.

17 “Lo, for my own welfare I had great bitterness;

It is You who has kept my soul from the pit of nothingness,

For You have cast all my sins behind Your back.

18 “For Sheol cannot thank You,

Death cannot praise You;

Those who go down to the pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.

19 “It is the living who give thanks to You, as I do today;

A father tells his sons about Your faithfulness.