Instead of being an enemy against which we are helpless, in the context of the New Testament, death is a conquered enemy (1 Cor. 15:26; Rev. 21:3–4). And whereas the psalmist sees the constant threat of the life-sucking powers of death, Saint Paul sees Jesus as the one who destroys death and brings “life and immortality to light through the gospel” (2 Tim. 1:10).
