The Book of Wisdom proclaims the consoling truth of immortality and eternal beatitude: "The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and no torment shall ever touch them." Though their bodily death appears to the foolish as destruction, they are in peace.
Composed in Alexandria during the late Second Temple period, the Book of Wisdom addresses the suffering of the faithful righteous, offering the clearest Old Testament revelation of blessed immortality and resurrection hope (Wisdom 3:1–9; frequently proclaimed at Catholic Funeral Masses).
In times of grief and bereavement, take comfort that our faithful departed rest securely in the loving hand of God, beyond all pain and sorrow.
“Merciful Father, into Your loving hands we commend the souls of the faithful departed. Grant them eternal rest and let perpetual light shine upon them. Amen.”
“Justorum autem animæ in manu Dei sunt, et non tanget illos tormentum mortis.”
“But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and there shall no torment touch them.”
“But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, And no torment shall touch them.”
Of death, is not in Septuagint. During life the just are protected by God, (Luke xii. 7.) and still more in death. This passage is very applicable to martyrs. (Calmet) — Temporal death is to the just the road to happiness, where they shall not incur damnation, or the torment of death. Though the martyrs seem to be utterly destroyed, they pass to joys eternal and unspeakable. (Worthington)