But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
The verse promises that God will redeem the soul from the power of the grave and receive the person to Himself. Elisha rested on this promise with confidence at his death, able to face death ready to rest from his labors and sustained by trust in God.
The verse prophesies the resurrection of Christ, declaring that His soul would be redeemed from the power of the grave and that He would not be left in the tomb. Peter and the other disciple did not yet know this scripture when they saw the linen clothes lying in the empty sepulcher.
The verse promises that God will redeem the soul from the power of the grave and receive the person to Himself. Elisha rested on this promise with confidence at his death, able to face death ready to rest from his labors and sustained by trust in God.
The verse prophesies the resurrection of Christ, declaring that His soul would be redeemed from the power of the grave and that He would not be left in the tomb. Peter and the other disciple did not yet know this scripture when they saw the linen clothes lying in the empty sepulcher.