BECAUSEYOU WILL NOT ABANDONMY SOULTO HADES,NORALLOWYOUR HOLY ONETO UNDERGODECAY.
For You will not abandonmy soulto Sheol;Norwill You allowYour HolyOneto undergodecay.
he looked aheadand spokeof the resurrectionof the Christ,that HE WAS NEITHERABANDONEDTO HADES,NORDID His fleshSUFFERDECAY.
and the livingOne; and I was dead,and behold,I amaliveforevermore,and I havethe keysof deathand of Hades.
And the seagaveup the deadwhich were in it, and deathand Hadesgaveup the deadwhich were in them; and they were judged,every one[of them] accordingto their deeds.
"O DEATH,WHEREIS YOUR VICTORY?O DEATH,WHEREIS YOUR STING?"
in a moment,in the twinklingof an eye,at the lasttrumpet;for the trumpet will sound,and the deadwill be raisedimperishable,and we will be changed.
Jesussaid,"Removethe stone."Martha,the sisterof the deceased,saidto Him, "Lord,by this timethere will be a stench,for he has been[dead] four days."
For Your lovingkindnesstowardme is great,And You have deliveredmy soulfrom the depthsof Sheol.
"And to the angelof the churchin Philadelphiawrite:He who is holy,who is true,who hasthe keyof David,who opensand noonewill shut,and who shutsand no oneopens,saysthis:
But you havean anointingfrom the Holy One,and you allknow.
"Let us alone!Whatbusiness do we have with each other, Jesusof Nazareth?Have You cometo destroyus? I knowwhoYou are-- the Holy Oneof God!"
The angelansweredand saidto her, "The HolySpiritwill comeupon you, and the powerof the Most Highwill overshadowyou; and for that reasonthe holyChildshall be calledthe Sonof God.
saying,"Whatbusiness do we have with each other, Jesusof Nazareth?Have You cometo destroyus? I knowwhoYou are-- the Holy Oneof God!"
"And you, Capernaum,will not be exaltedto heaven,will you? You will descendto Hades;for ifthe miracleshad occurredin Sodomwhich occurredin you, it would have remainedto this day.
"I descendedto the rootsof the mountains.The earthwith its bars[was] aroundme forever,But You have broughtup my lifefrom the pit,O LORDmy God.
The cordsof deathencompassedme And the terrorsof Sheolcameupon me; I founddistressand sorrow.
OnceYou spokein visionto Your godlyones,And said,"I have givenhelpto one whois mighty;I have exaltedone chosenfrom the people.
But Godwill redeemmy soulfrom the powerof Sheol,For He will receiveme. Selah.
"For trulyin thiscitythere were gathered togetheragainstYour holyservantJesus,whomYou anointed,bothHerodand PontiusPilate,alongwith the Gentilesand the peoplesof Israel,
"But you disownedthe Holyand Righteous Oneand askedfor a murdererto be grantedto you,
"In Hadeshe liftedup his eyes,beingin torment,and sawAbrahamfarawayand Lazarusin his bosom.
NowHe saidto them, "Theseare My wordswhichI spoketo you while I was stillwith you, that all thingswhich are writtenaboutMe in the Lawof Mosesand the Prophetsand the Psalmsmustbe fulfilled."
THEREFOREMY HEARTWAS GLADAND MY TONGUEEXULTED;MOREOVERMY FLESHALSOWILL LIVEIN HOPE;
YOU HAVE MADE KNOWNTO ME THE WAYSOF LIFE;YOU WILL MAKE ME FULLOF GLADNESSWITH YOUR PRESENCE.'
