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Psalms 49:15
15But God will redeem me from the power of Sheol, for he will take me.Selah
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 way of those who are arrogant, and of their followers, who approve of their words.Selah 14Like sheep they are headed for Sheol; Death will shepherd them. The upright will rule over them in the morning, and their form will waste away in Sheol, far from their lofty abode. But God will redeem me from the power of Sheol, for he will take me.Selah 16Do not be afraid when a person gets rich, when the wealth of his house increases. 17For when he dies, he will take nothing at all; his wealth will not follow him down.
Read all of Psalms 49Psalms 49:15 word by word
אַךְ־אֱלֹהִ֗ים יִפְדֶּ֣ה נַ֭פְשִׁי מִֽיַּד־שְׁא֑וֹל כִּ֖י יִקָּחֵ֣נִי סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 49:15
- Psalms 31:5Into your hand I entrust my spirit; you have redeemed me, Lord, God of truth.
- Psalms 56:13For you rescued me from death, even my feet from stumbling, to walk before God in the light of life.
- Psalms 73:24You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me up in glory.
- Hosea 13:14I will ransom them from the power of Sheol. I will redeem them from death. Death, where are your barbs? Sheol, where is your sting? Compassion is hidden from my eyes.
- Revelation 5:9And they sang a new song: You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slaughtered, and you purchased people for God by your blood from every tribe and language and people and nation.
- Revelation 14:13Then I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “so they will rest from their labors, since their works follow them.”
- Psalms 16:10For you will not abandon me to Sheol; you will not allow your faithful one to see decay.
- Psalms 86:13For your faithful love for me is great, and you rescue my life from the depths of Sheol.
- Psalms 89:48What courageous person can live and never see death? Who can save himself from the power of Sheol?Selah
- Luke 23:46And Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I entrust my spirit.” Saying this, he breathed his last.
- John 14:3If I go away and prepare a place for you, I will come again and take you to myself, so that where I am you may be also.
- Acts 7:59While they were stoning Stephen, he called out, “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
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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
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