BECAUSEYOU WILL NOT ABANDONMY SOULTO HADES,NORALLOWYOUR HOLY ONETO UNDERGODECAY.
The cordsof deathencompassedme And the terrorsof Sheolcameupon me; I founddistressand sorrow.
For You will not abandonmy soulto Sheol;Norwill You allowYour HolyOneto undergodecay.
But Godwill redeemmy soulfrom the powerof Sheol,For He will receiveme. Selah.
For Your lovingkindnesstowardme is great,And You have deliveredmy soulfrom the depthsof Sheol.
OnceYou spokein visionto Your godlyones,And said,"I have givenhelpto one whois mighty;I have exaltedone chosenfrom the people.
"I descendedto the rootsof the mountains.The earthwith its bars[was] aroundme forever,But You have broughtup my lifefrom the pit,O LORDmy 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.
saying,"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.
"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."
"Let us alone!Whatbusiness do we have with each other, Jesusof Nazareth?Have You cometo destroyus? I knowwhoYou are-- the Holy Oneof God!"
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."
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.'
he looked aheadand spokeof the resurrectionof the Christ,that HE WAS NEITHERABANDONEDTO HADES,NORDID His fleshSUFFERDECAY.
"But you disownedthe Holyand Righteous Oneand askedfor a murdererto be grantedto you,
"For trulyin thiscitythere were gathered togetheragainstYour holyservantJesus,whomYou anointed,bothHerodand PontiusPilate,alongwith the Gentilesand the peoplesof Israel,
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.
"O DEATH,WHEREIS YOUR VICTORY?O DEATH,WHEREIS YOUR STING?"
But you havean anointingfrom the Holy One,and you allknow.
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.
"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:
