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 dieth, he shall carry nothing away; his glory shall not descend after him. 18Though he blessed his soul in his lifetime, — and men will praise thee when thou doest well to thyself, — It shall go to the generation of his fathers: they shall never see light. 20Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.

Psalms 49:19 word by word

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

• goיָטַבyâţab · be goodH3190

Cross-references for Psalms 49:19

• Ecclesiastes 3:21Who knoweth the spirit of the children of men? Doth it go upwards? and the spirit of the beasts, doth it go downwards to the earth?
• Ecclesiastes 12:7and the dust return to the earth as it was, and the spirit return unto God who gave it.
• Luke 12:20But God said to him, Fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; and whose shall be what thou hast prepared?
• Luke 16:22And it came to pass that the poor man died, and that he was carried away by the angels into the bosom of Abraham. And the rich man also died and was buried.
• Genesis 15:15And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
• 1 Kings 16:6And Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah; and Elah his son reigned in his stead.
• Psalms 56:13For thou hast delivered my soul from death; [wilt thou] not [keep] my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
• Job 33:30To bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of the living.
• Matthew 8:12but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast out into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
• Matthew 22:13Then said the king to the servants, Bind him feet and hands, and take him away, and cast him out into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
• Jude 1:13raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shames; wandering stars, to whom has been reserved the gloom of darkness for eternity.

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
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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