Psalm 49:15
But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
Cross-references
In Psalm 16:10, the same confidence that God will not abandon to the grave — a direct parallel to the hope of redemption from Sheol.
In Psalm 31:5, David commits his spirit to God, saying 'you have redeemed me' — the same confidence in God's ransom from death as Psalm 49:15.
In Psalm 56:13, David thanks God for delivering his soul from death — directly parallel to the psalmist's hope of being ransomed from Sheol.
In Psalm 73:24, Asaph says God will 'receive me to glory' — using the same verb 'receive' as Psalm 49:15, expressing hope of being taken by God after death.
In Psalm 86:13, God's great love delivers from the depths of death — a similar expression of rescue from Sheol.
In Psalm 89:48, the question 'who can escape the power of the grave?' contrasts with the confident hope of redemption from death here.
In Hosea 13:14, God asks rhetorically if He will ransom from Sheol — but the answer is no, contrasting with Psalm 49:15's confident hope of ransom.
In John 14:3, Jesus promises to take believers to Himself — a direct NT echo of the hope that God will take me to Himself.
1 Thessalonians 4:17 describes being caught up to meet the Lord, similar to being taken to himself in Psalm 49:15.
In Revelation 5:9, Christ's blood purchases people from every nation — the ultimate redemption that Psalm 49:15 anticipates from the grave.
John 11:24 expresses hope in resurrection at the last day, paralleling the redemption from death in Psalm 49:15.
Philippians 1:23 desires to depart and be with Christ, mirroring the hope of being taken to God in Psalm 49:15.
In Revelation 14:13, the dead who die in the Lord are blessed and rest — echoing the hope of being taken by God after death.