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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The grave is their eternal home, where they will stay forever. They may name their estates after themselves,

Context of Psalms 49:11

9that he should live on forever and never see the pit. 10For he sees that even the wise die; the fool and the stupid alike must perish and leave their wealth to others. Their graves are their homes forever, their dwelling places to all generations, though they called lands by their own names. 12Man in his pomp will not remain; he is like the beasts that perish. 13This is the path of those who have foolish confidence; yet after them people approve of their boasts. 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 no truth in their mouth; their inmost self is destruction; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongue.
• Psalms 64:6They search out injustice, saying, "We have accomplished a diligent search." For the inward mind and heart of a man are deep.
• Ezekiel 38:10"Thus says the Lord God: On that day, thoughts will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil scheme
• Luke 11:39And the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
• Acts 8:22Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you.
• Genesis 4:17Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. When he built a city, he called the name of the city after the name of his son, Enoch.
• 1 Samuel 15:12And Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning. And it was told Samuel, "Saul came to Carmel, and behold, he set up a monument for himself and turned and passed on and went down to Gilgal."
• 2 Samuel 18:18Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and set up for himself the pillar that is in the King's Valley, for he said, "I have no son to keep my name in remembrance." He called the pillar after his own name, and it is called Absalom's monument to this day.

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