Psalms 49:14

Psalms 49:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
• New International Version (NIV)They are like sheep and are destined to die; death will be their shepherd (but the upright will prevail over them in the morning). Their forms will decay in the grave, far from their princely mansions.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Like sheep they are laid in the grave; Death shall feed on them; The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; And their beauty shall be consumed in the grave, far from their dwelling.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Like sheep, they are led to the grave, where death will be their shepherd. In the morning the godly will rule over them. Their bodies will rot in the grave, far from their grand estates.

Context of Psalms 49:14

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 Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol; death shall be their shepherd, and the upright shall rule over them in the morning. Their form shall be consumed in Sheol, with no place to dwell. 15But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah 16Be not afraid when a man becomes rich, when the glory of his house increases.

Psalms 49:14 word by word

כַּצֹּ֤אן׀ לִֽשְׁא֣וֹל שַׁתּוּ֮ מָ֤וֶת יִ֫רְעֵ֥ם וַיִּרְדּ֘וּ בָ֤ם יְשָׁרִ֨ים׀ לַבֹּ֗קֶר וְ֭צוּרָם לְבַלּ֥וֹת שְׁא֗וֹל מִזְּבֻ֥ל לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Like sheepצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
• they are laidשָׁתַתshâthath · to appointH8371
• in the graveשְׁאוֹלshe'ôl she'ôl · hell: SheolH7585
• deathמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194
• shall feedרָעָהrâ‛âh · to pastureH7462
• on them; and the uprightיָשָׁרyâshâr · uprightH3477
• shall have dominionרָדָהrâdâh · to ruleH7287
• over them in the morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
• and their beautyצִירtsîyr · imageH6736
• and their beautyצוּרtsûr tsûr · rockH6697
• shall consumeבָּלָהbâlâh · to become oldH1086
• from their dwellingזְבֻלzebûl zebûl · elevationH2073

Cross-references for Psalms 49:14

• Psalms 44:11You have made us like sheep for slaughter and have scattered us among the nations.
• Jeremiah 12:3But you, O Lord, know me; you see me, and test my heart toward you. Pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and set them apart for the day of slaughter.
• Romans 8:36As it is written, "For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered."
• Job 17:13If I hope for Sheol as my house, if I make my bed in darkness,
• Job 21:13They spend their days in prosperity, and in peace they go down to Sheol.
• Job 30:23For I know that you will bring me to death and to the house appointed for all living.
• Ecclesiastes 12:7and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
• Isaiah 38:10I said, In the middle of my days I must depart; I am consigned to the gates of Sheol for the rest of my years.
• Job 24:19Drought and heat snatch away the snow waters; so does Sheol those who have sinned.
• Psalms 47:3He subdued peoples under us, and nations under our feet.
• Daniel 7:22until the Ancient of Days came, and judgment was given for the saints of the Most High, and the time came when the saints possessed the kingdom.
• Malachi 4:3And you shall tread down the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet, on the day when I act, says the Lord of hosts.
• Luke 22:30that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
• 1 Corinthians 6:2Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you incompetent to try trivial cases?
• Revelation 2:26The one who conquers and who keeps my works until the end, to him I will give authority over the nations,
• Revelation 20:4Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

Commentaries on Psalms 49:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Like sheep they are laid in the grave - לשאול lishol, into sheol, the place of separate spirits. Death shall feed on them ירעם מות maveth yirem, "Death shall feed them!" What an astonishing change! All the good things of life were once their portion, and they lived only to eat and drink; and now they live in sheol, and Death himself feeds them? and with what? Damnation. Houbigant reads the verse thus: "Like sheep they shall be laid in the place of the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Like sheep they are laid in the grave - The allusion here is to a flock as “driven” forward by the shepherd; and the meaning is that they are driven forward to the grave, as it were, in flocks, or as a flock of sheep is driven by a shepherd. The word rendered “are laid” - שׁתוּ śatû - is probably not derived from the verb שׁות śûth or שׁית śı̂yth as our translators seem to have supposed, but from שׁתת śâthath to set, or place; and the meaning is…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. 13-15The teachers of false wisdom cannot rescue themselves from death. Only God has that power.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. Like sheep--(compare Psa 49:12) unwittingly, they are laid--or, "put," &c. death shall feed on--or, better, "shall rule" them--as a shepherd (compare "feed," Psa 28:9, Margin). have dominion over--or, "subdue" them in the morning--suddenly, or in their turn. their beauty--literally, "form" or shape. shall consume--literally, "is for the consumption," that is, of the grave. from their dwelling--literally, "from their home (they go) to it," that is, the…Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 49:14

• Beauty
• Death
• Hell
• Immortality
• 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