¹⁵ But God will get back my soul; for he will take me from the power of death. (Selah.)

¹⁴ I will give the price to make them free from the power of the underworld, I will be their saviour from death: O death! where are your pains? O underworld! where is your destruction? my eyes will have no pity.

²⁴ Your wisdom will be my guide, and later you will put me in a place of honour.

¹³ Because you have taken my soul from the power of death; and kept my feet from falling, so that I may be walking before God in the light of life.

¹³ And a voice from heaven came to my ears, saying, Put in writing, There is a blessing on the dead who from now on come to their end in the Lord: yes, says the Spirit, that they may have rest from their troubles; for their works go with them.

⁵⁹ And Stephen, while he was being stoned, made prayer to God, saying, Lord Jesus, take my spirit.

⁴⁶ And Jesus gave a loud cry and said, Father, into your hands I give my spirit: and when he had said this, he gave up his spirit.

⁴⁸ What man now living will not see death? will he be able to keep back his soul from the underworld? (Selah.)

¹³ For your mercy to me is great; you have taken my soul up from the deep places of the underworld.

⁵ Into your hands I give my spirit; you are my saviour, O Lord God for ever true.

¹⁰ For you will not let my soul be prisoned in the underworld; you will not let your loved one see the place of death.

¹¹ You will make clear to me the way of life; where you are joy is complete; in your right hand there are pleasures for ever and ever.

⁹ And their voices are sounding in a new song, saying, It is right for you to take the book and to make it open: for you were put to death and have made an offering to God of your blood for men of every tribe, and language, and people, and nation,

³ And if I go and make ready a place for you, I will come back again and will take you to be with me, so that you may be where I am.

²⁴ And Enoch went on in God's ways: and he was not seen again, for God took him.