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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• 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.

Context of Psalms 49:14

12But man in his splendor will not endure; He is like the animals that perish. 13This is the way of those who are foolish, And of those after them who approve their words. Selah Like sheep they sink down to Sheol; Death will be their shepherd; And the upright will rule over them in the morning, And their form shall be for Sheol to consume So that they have no lofty home. 15But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, For He will receive me. Selah 16Do not be afraid when a person becomes rich, When the splendor of his house is increased;

Psalms 49:14 word by word

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

• Like sheepצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
• they sinkשׁוּחַshûach · to sinkH7743
• Sheolשְׁאוֹלshe'ôl she'ôl · hell: SheolH7585
• Deathמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194
• will be their shepherdרָעָהrâ‛âh · to pastureH7462
• uprightיָשָׁרyâshâr · uprightH3477
• will ruleרָדָהrâdâh · to ruleH7287
• over them in the morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
• And their formצִירtsîyr · imageH6736
• to consumeבָּלָהbâlâh · to become oldH1086
• Soמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• loftyזְבֻלzebûl zebûl · elevationH2073

Cross-references for Psalms 49:14

• Psalms 44:11You turn us over to be eaten like sheep, And have scattered us among the nations.
• Jeremiah 12:3But You know me, Lord; You see me And examine my heart’s attitude toward You. Drag them off like sheep for the slaughter, And set them apart for a day of slaughter!
• Romans 8:36Just as it is written: “For Your sake we are killed all day long; We were regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.”
• Job 17:13If I hope for Sheol as my home, I make my bed in the darkness;
• Job 21:13They spend their days in prosperity, And suddenly they go down to Sheol.
• Job 30:23For I know that You will bring me to death, And to the house of meeting for all living.
• Ecclesiastes 12:7then the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.
• Isaiah 38:10I said, “In the middle of my life I am to enter the gates of Sheol; I have been deprived of the rest of my years.”
• Job 24:19Dryness and heat snatch away the snow waters, As Sheol snatches those who have sinned.
• Psalms 47:3He subdues peoples under us And nations under our feet.
• Daniel 7:22until the Ancient of Days came and judgment was passed in favor of the saints of the Highest One, and the time arrived when the saints took possession of the kingdom.
• Malachi 4:3And you will crush the wicked underfoot, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day that I am preparing,” says the Lord of armies.
• Luke 22:30that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
• 1 Corinthians 6:2Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? If the world is judged by you, are you not competent to form the smallest law courts?
• Revelation 2:26The one who overcomes, and the one who keeps My deeds until the end, I will give him authority over the nations;
• Revelation 20:4Then I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received the mark on their foreheads and on their hands; and 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