Psalms 49:15

Psalms 49:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
• New International Version (NIV)But God will redeem me from the realm of the dead; he will surely take me to himself.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah
• New King James Version (NKJV)But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave, For He shall receive me. Selah

Context of Psalms 49:15

13This is the fate of the foolish and their followers who endorse their sayings. Selah 14Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode. But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. Selah 16Do not be afraid when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases. 17For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down.

Psalms 49:15 word by word

אַךְ־אֱלֹהִ֗ים יִפְדֶּ֣ה נַ֭פְשִׁי מִֽיַּד־שְׁא֑וֹל כִּ֖י יִקָּחֵ֣נִי סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear

• Butאַךְ'ak · surelyH389
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• will redeemפָּדָהpâdâh · to ransomH6299
• my lifeנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• fromיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• Sheolשְׁאוֹלshe'ôl she'ôl · hell: SheolH7585
• forכִּיkîy · forH3588
• He will surely take me to Himselfלָקַחlâqach · to take: recieveH3947
• Selahסֶ֫לָהselâh · SelahH5542

Cross-references for Psalms 49:15

• Psalms 31:5Into Your hands I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD, God of truth.
• Psalms 56:13For You have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.
• Psalms 73:24You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.
• Hosea 13:14I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from Death. Where, O Death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes.
• Revelation 5:9And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
• Revelation 14:13And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”
• Psalms 16:10For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
• Psalms 86:13For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.
• Psalms 89:48What man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah
• Luke 23:46Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His last.
• John 14:3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am.
• Acts 7:59While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”

Commentaries on Psalms 49:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave - שאול מיד miyad sheol, "from the hand of sheol." That is, by the plainest construction, I shall have a resurrection from the dead, and an entrance into his glory; and death shall have no dominion over me.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave - literally, “from the hand of Sheol;” that is, from the dominion of death. The hand is an emblem of power, and it here means that death or Sheol holds the dominion over all those who are in the grave. The control is absolute and unlimited. The grave or Sheol is here personified as if reigning there, or setting up an empire there. Compare the notes at Isaiah 14:9. On the word “redeem,” see the…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. 13-15The teachers of false wisdom cannot rescue themselves from death. Only God has that power.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. The pious, delivered from "the power of the grave." power--literally, "the hand," of death, are taken under God's care.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 49:15

• Dead (People)
• Death
• Hades
• Hell
• Immortality
• Resurrection
• Wicked (People)

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• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Approve
• Boast
• Carry
• Hell
• Immortality
• Likewise
• Manasseh
• Psalms

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