For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, {now} no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David. {mercies: Gr. holy, or just things: which word the Septuagint in many places, uses for that which is in the Hebrew, mercies}

And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten.

The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree.

So also {is} the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:

For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal {must} put on immortality.

Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb. {grave: Heb. graves} {remain...: Heb. watch in the heap}

Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, {and} the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.

My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat.

They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.

Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

That he should still live for ever, {and} not see corruption.

And {though} after my skin {worms} destroy this {body}, yet in my flesh shall I see God: {And...: or, After I shall awake, though this body be destroyed, yet out of my flesh}

My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome.

So also {is} the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:

And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I {shall} not {be}.

Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?

Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant {me} the thing that I long for! {the thing...: Heb. my expectation}

The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree.

I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls. {owls: or, ostriches}

Say unto wisdom, Thou {art} my sister; and call understanding {thy} kinswoman:

For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption: {after...: or, after he had in his own age served the will of God}

They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.

What {is} my strength, that I should hope? and what {is} mine end, that I should prolong my life?