to keep us from the grave, to let us live forever.
because you protect me from the power of death. I have served you faithfully, and you will not abandon me to the world of the dead.
All proud people will bow down to him; all mortals will bow down before him.
Who can live and never die? How can we humans keep ourselves from the grave?
Wealth you get by dishonesty will do you no good, but honesty can save your life.
Riches will do you no good on the day you face death, but honesty can save your life.
No one can keep from dying or put off the day of death. That is a battle we cannot escape; we cannot cheat our way out.
Your ancestors and those prophets are no longer alive.
because you will not abandon me in the world of the dead; you will not allow your faithful servant to rot in the grave.
David saw what God was going to do in the future, and so he spoke about the resurrection of the Messiah when he said, ‘He was not abandoned in the world of the dead; his body did not rot in the grave.’
