New English Translation
Psalms 49:12
12but, despite their wealth, people do not last, they are like animals that perish.
Psalms 49:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
- New International Version (NIV)People, despite their wealth, do not endure; they are like the beasts that perish.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Man in his pomp will not remain; he is like the beasts that perish.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Nevertheless man, though in honor, does not remain; He is like the beasts that perish.
Context of Psalms 49:12
10Surely one sees that even wise people die; fools and spiritually insensitive people all pass away and leave their wealth to others. 11Their grave becomes their permanent residence, their eternal dwelling place. They name their lands after themselves, but, despite their wealth, people do not last, they are like animals that perish. 13This is the destiny of fools, and of those who approve of their philosophy. (Selah) 14They will travel to Sheol like sheep, with death as their shepherd. The godly will rule over them when the day of vindication dawns; Sheol will consume their bodies and they will no longer live in impressive houses.
Read all of Psalms 49Psalms 49:12 word by word
וְאָדָ֣ם בִּ֭יקָר בַּל־יָלִ֑ין נִמְשַׁ֖ל כַּבְּהֵמ֣וֹת נִדְמֽוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 49:12
- Psalms 49:20Wealthy people do not understand; they are like animals that perish.
- Psalms 39:5Look, you make my days short-lived, and my life span is nothing from your perspective. Surely all people, even those who seem secure, are nothing but vapor.
- Psalms 82:7Yet you will die like mortals; you will fall like all the other rulers.”
- James 1:10But the rich person’s pride should be in his humiliation, because he will pass away like a wildflower in the meadow.
- 1 Peter 1:24For all flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of the grass; the grass withers and the flower falls off,
- Ecclesiastes 3:18I also thought to myself, “It is for the sake of people, so God can clearly show them that they are like animals.
- Ecclesiastes 9:12Surely, no one knows his appointed time! Like fish that are caught in a deadly net, and like birds that are caught in a snare – just like them, all people are ensnared at an unfortunate time that falls upon them suddenly.
Commentaries on Psalms 49:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Man being in honor abideth not - However rich, wise, or honorable, they must die; and if they die not with a sure hope of eternal life, they die like beasts. See on Psalm 49:20; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Nevertheless, man being in honor abideth not - No matter to what rank he may rise, no matter how much wealth he may accumulate, no matter how fixed and secure he may seem to make his possessions, he cannot make them permanent and enduring. He must pass away and leave all this to others. The word rendered “abideth” - ילין yālı̂yn - means properly to pass the night; to remain over night; to lodge, as one does for a night; and the idea is, that he is not to…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. 1212. Contrasted with this vanity is their frailty. However honored, man abideth not--literally, "lodgeth not," remains not till morning, but suddenly perishes as (wild) beasts, whose lives are taken without warning.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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