The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship<n id="1" /> of the Holy Spirit be with you all.p>

Therefore he also says in another psalm,<n id="1" /> &#8216;<b><i>You will not permit your Holy Onei>b><n id="2" /> <b><i>to experiencei>b><n id="3" /> <b><i>decayi>b>.&#8217;<n id="4" />

but the one<n id="1" /> whom God raised up did not experience<n id="2" /> decay.

<p class="otpoetry"><b><i>because you will not leave my soul in Hades,i>b><n id="1" />p> <p class="otpoetry"><b><i>nor permit your Holy One to experiencei>b><n id="2" /> <i><b>decayb>.i>p>

David by foreseeing this<n id="1" /> spoke about the resurrection of the Christ,<n id="2" /> that <i>he was neither abandoned to Hadesi>,<n id="3" /> nor did his body<n id="4" /> <i>experiencei><n id="5" /> <i>decayi>.<n id="6" />

But regarding the fact that he has raised Jesus<n id="1" /> from the dead, never<n id="2" /> again to be<n id="3" /> in a state of decay, God<n id="4" /> has spoken in this way: &#8216;<b><i>I will give youi>b><n id="5" /> <b><i>the holy and trustworthy promisesi>b><n id="6" /> <b><i>made to Davidi>b>.&#8217;<n id="7" />

For David, after he had served<n id="1" /> God&#8217;s purpose in his own generation, died,<n id="2" /> was buried with his ancestors,<n id="3" /> and experienced<n id="4" /> decay,