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 may live forever and not see the Pit. 10For one can see that the wise die; the foolish and stupid also pass away. Then they leave their wealth to others. Their graves are their permanent homes, their dwellings from generation to generation, though they have named estates after themselves. 12But despite his assets, mankind will not last; he is like the animals that perish. 13This is the way of those who are arrogant, and of their followers, who approve of 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 reliable in what they say; destruction is within them; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongues.
• Psalms 64:6They devise crimes and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” The inner man and the heart are mysterious.
• Ezekiel 38:10“‘This is what the Lord God says: On that day, thoughts will arise in 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 dish, but inside you are full of greed and evil.
• Acts 8:22Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, your heart’s intent may be forgiven.
• Genesis 4:17Cain was intimate with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. Then Cain became the builder of a city, and he named the city Enoch after his son.
• 1 Samuel 15:12Early in the morning Samuel got up to confront Saul, but it was reported to Samuel, “Saul went to Carmel where he set up a monument for himself. Then he turned around and went down to Gilgal.”
• 2 Samuel 18:18When he was alive, Absalom had taken a pillar and raised it up for himself in the King’s Valley, since he thought, “I have no son to preserve the memory of my name.” So he named the pillar after himself. It is still called Absalom’s Monument today.

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