Psalms 49:19

Psalms 49:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
• New International Version (NIV)they will join those who have gone before them, who will never again see the light of life.
• English Standard Version (ESV)his soul will go to the generation of his fathers, who will never again see light.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He shall go to the generation of his fathers; They shall never see light.

Context of Psalms 49:19

17For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down. 18Though in his lifetime he blesses his soul— and men praise you when you prosper— he will join the generation of his fathers, who will never see the light of day. 20A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.

Psalms 49:19 word by word

תָּ֭בוֹא עַד־דּ֣וֹר אֲבוֹתָ֑יו עַד־נֵ֝֗צַח לֹ֣א יִרְאוּ־אֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear

• he will joinבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• he will joinעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• the generationדּוֹרdôr dôr · generationH1755
• of his fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• who will neverנֵ֫צַחnetsach nêtsach · perpetuityH5331
• who will neverלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• the light of dayאוֹר'ôr · lightH216

Cross-references for Psalms 49:19

• Ecclesiastes 3:21Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and the spirit of the animal descends into the earth?
• Ecclesiastes 12:7before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
• Luke 12:20But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
• Luke 16:22One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.
• Genesis 15:15You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.
• 1 Kings 16:6And Baasha rested with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah, and his son Elah reigned in his place.
• 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.
• Job 33:30to bring back his soul from the Pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of life.
• Matthew 8:12But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
• Matthew 22:13Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
• Jude 1:13They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.

Commentaries on Psalms 49:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19They shall never see light - Rise again they shall; but they shall never see the light of glory, for there is prepared for them the blackness of darkness for ever.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19He shall go to the generation of his fathers - To be gathered to one‘s own people, or to his fathers, is a common expression in the Old Testament in speaking of death. See Genesis 25:8, Genesis 25:17; Genesis 35:29; Genesis 49:29, Genesis 49:33, Numbers 20:24, Numbers 20:26; Numbers 27:13; Numbers 31:2; Deuteronomy 32:50; Judges 2:10. It means that they were united again with those who had gone before them, in the regions of the dead. Death had indeed…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 49:19

• Death

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• Approve
• Boast
• Carry
• Generation
• Likewise
• Manasseh
• Psalms
• Affliction
• Age; Old Age
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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