Psalms 49:11

Psalms 49:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
• New International Version (NIV)Their tombs will remain their houses forever, their dwellings for endless generations, though they had named lands after themselves.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Their graves are their homes forever, their dwelling places to all generations, though they called lands by their own names.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Their inner thought is that their houses will last forever, Their dwelling places to all generations; They call their lands after their own names.

Context of Psalms 49:11

9So that he should live on eternally, That he should never see the pit (grave) and undergo decay. 10For he sees that even wise men die; The fool and the stupid alike perish And leave their wealth to others. Their inward thought is that their houses will continue forever, And their dwelling places to all generations; They have named their lands after their own names [ignoring God]. 12But man, with all his [self] honor and pomp, will not endure; He is like the beasts that perish. 13This is the fate of those who are foolishly confident, And of those after them who approve [and are influenced by] their words. Selah.

Psalms 49:11 word by word

קִרְבָּ֤ם בָּתֵּ֨ימוֹ׀ לְֽעוֹלָ֗ם מִ֭שְׁכְּנֹתָם לְדֹ֣ר וָדֹ֑ר קָֽרְא֥וּ בִ֝שְׁמוֹתָ֗ם עֲלֵ֣י אֲדָמֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Their inwardקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: inner partsH7130
• their housesבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• for everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• their dwellingמִשְׁכָּןmishkân · tabernacleH4908
• places to allדּוֹרdôr dôr · generationH1755
• they callקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• landsאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127
• after their own namesשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034

Cross-references for Psalms 49:11

• Psalms 5:9For there is nothing trustworthy or reliable or truthful in what they say; Their heart is destruction [just a treacherous chasm, a yawning gulf of lies]. Their throat is an open grave; They [glibly] flatter with their [silken] tongue.
• Psalms 64:6They devise acts of injustice, saying, “We are ready with a well-conceived plan.” For the inward thought and the heart of a man are deep (mysterious, unsearchable).
• Ezekiel 38:10‘Thus says the Lord God, “It will come about on that day that thoughts will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil plan,
• Luke 11:39But the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and plate [as required by tradition]; but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
• Acts 8:22So repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, this thought of your heart may be forgiven you.
• Genesis 4:17Cain knew his wife [one of Adam’s descendants] and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch; and Cain built a city and named it Enoch, after the name of his son.
• 1 Samuel 15:12When Samuel got up early in the morning to meet Saul, he was told, “Saul came to Carmel, and behold, he set up for himself a monument [commemorating his victory], then he turned and went on and went down to Gilgal.”
• 2 Samuel 18:18Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and set up for himself a memorial pillar which is in the King’s Valley, for he said, “I have no son to keep my name in remembrance.” He named the memorial pillar after himself, and to this day it is called Absalom’s Monument.

Commentaries on Psalms 49:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever - Thus, by interpolation, we have endeavored to patch up a sense to this clause. Instead of קרבם kirbam, their inward part, the Septuagint appear to have used a copy in which the second and third letters have been transposed קברם kibram, their sepulchres; for they translate: ̔ · "For their graves are their dwellings for ever." So six or seven feet long, and two or three wide, is sufficient…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Their inward thought is - Their secret expectation and feeling is that they have secured permanency for their wealth in their own families, though they themselves may pass away. The essential thought in this verse is, that the rich people referred to in the foregoing verses imagine that their possessions will be perpetuated in their own families. The word rendered “inward thought” - קרב qereb - means properly “the midst, the middle, inner part;” and hence…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-14Verses 6-14 Here is a description of the spirit and way of worldly people. A man may have wealth, and may have his heart enlarged in love, thankfulness, and obedience, and may do good with it. Therefore it is not men's having riches that proves them to be worldly, but their setting their hearts upon them as the best things. Worldly men have only some floating thoughts of the things of God, while their fixed thoughts, their inward thoughts, are about the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-12The teacher uses irony to teach wisdom. Everyone dies, and even those who give their names to lands or estates will be forgotten.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. Still infatuated and flattered with hopes of perpetuity, they call their lands, or "celebrate their names on account of (their) lands."Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 49:11

• Ambition
• Pride
• Wicked (People)

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Commentaries on Psalms 49

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings