He keeps his soul back from the pit, And his life from perishing by the spear.

拦阻人不陷于坑里，不死在刀下。

拦阻人不陷入地府，不让他命丧刀下。

拦阻人不陷入地府，不让他命丧刀下。

以免他们的灵魂坠入深坑，他们的性命被刀剑夺去。

拦阻人的性命不下在坑里，又阻止他的生命不死在刀下。

攔阻人不陷於坑裏，不死在刀下。

攔阻人不陷入地府，不讓他命喪刀下。

攔阻人不陷入地府，不讓他命喪刀下。

以免他們的靈魂墜入深坑，他們的性命被刀劍奪去。

攔阻人的性命不下在坑裡，又阻止他的生命不死在刀下。

攔阻人的性命不陷於冥坑，使他的生命不過去到陰間。

以救其魂不陷於坑坎、其命不亡於鋒刃、

不令其入塚墓、遭白刃、

救其生免入塚墓、保其命不為刃所傷、

to preserve them from the pit, their lives from perishing by the sword.

He wants to stop them from going down into the grave. He doesn’t want them to be killed by swords.

he keeps back his soul from the pit, his life from perishing by the sword.

He protects them from the grave, from crossing over the river of death.

God spares his soul from the Pit, his life from crossing the river of death.

He keeps back his soul from the Pit, And his life from perishing by the sword.

He keepeth back his soul from the pit, And his life from perishing by the sword.

God spares his soul from the Pit, his life from crossing the river of death.

He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

He spares a person’s life from corruption, his very life from crossing over the river.

He keeps back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and restraint and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?

He does not believe that he will return from darkness, And he is destined for the sword.

He has redeemed my soul from going to the pit, And my life will see the light.’

The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not willing for any to perish, but for all to come to repentance.

and regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; just as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given him, wrote to you,

When the jailer awoke and saw the prison doors opened, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, thinking that the prisoners had escaped.But Paul called out with a loud voice, saying,“ Do not harm yourself, for we are all here!”And the jailer asked for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear, he fell down before Paul and Silas;and after he brought them out, he said,“ Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”They said,“ Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.”And they spoke the word of God to him together with all who were in his house.And he took them that very hour of the night and washed their wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he and all his household.

And he is gracious to him, and says,‘ Free him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom’;

To bring back his soul from the pit, So that he may be enlightened with the light of life.

Then his soul comes near to the pit, And his life to those who bring death.