Psalms 49:17

Psalms 49:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
• New International Version (NIV)for they will take nothing with them when they die, their splendor will not descend with them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For when he dies he will carry nothing away; his glory will not go down after him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For when he dies he shall carry nothing away; His glory shall not descend after him.

Context of Psalms 49:17

15But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol; For he will receive me. [Selah 16Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, When the glory of his house is increased: For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away; His glory shall not descend after him. 18Though while he lived he blessed his soul (And men praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself), 19He shall go to the generation of his fathers; They shall never see the light.

Psalms 49:17 word by word

כִּ֤י לֹ֣א בְ֭מוֹתוֹ יִקַּ֣ח הַכֹּ֑ל לֹא־יֵרֵ֖ד אַחֲרָ֣יו כְּבוֹדֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519

Cross-references for Psalms 49:17

• Job 1:21and he said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: Jehovah gave, and Jehovah hath taken away; blessed be the name of Jehovah.
• Job 27:19He lieth down rich, but he shall not be gathered to his fathers; He openeth his eyes, and he is not.
• Ecclesiastes 5:15As he came forth from his mother’s womb, naked shall he go again as he came, and shall take nothing for his labor, which he may carry away in his hand.
• Luke 12:20But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?
• Luke 16:24And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am in anguish in this flame.
• 1 Timothy 6:7for we brought nothing into the world, for neither can we carry anything out;
• Isaiah 5:14Therefore Sheol hath enlarged its desire, and opened its mouth without measure; and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth among them, descend into it.
• Isaiah 10:3And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?
• 1 Corinthians 15:43it is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:

Commentaries on Psalms 49:17

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17For when he dieth - He must die. His wealth cannot save him from the grave. It is always to be “assumed” of rich people, as of all other men, that they “will” have to die. The point is not one which is to be argued; not one about which there can be any doubt. Of all people, whatever else may be said of them, it may always be affirmed that they must die, and important inferences may be always drawn from that fact. He shall carry nothing away - It is not…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-20Verses 15-20 Believers should not fear death. The distinction of men's outward conditions, how great soever in life, makes none at death; but the difference of men's spiritual states, though in this life it may seem of small account, yet at and after death is very great. The soul is often put for the life. The God of life, who was its Creator at first, can and will be its Redeemer at last. It includes the salvation of the soul from eternal ruin. Believers…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-20The wicked might have rich, luxurious lives, but they forget that they cannot avoid death.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-1916-19. applies this instruction. Be not anxious (Psa 37:1, &c.), since death cuts off the prosperous wicked whom you dread.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 49:17

• Death
• Rich, the
• Worldliness

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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