New English Translation
Psalms 49:15
15But God will rescue my life from the power of Sheol; certainly he will pull me to safety. (Selah)
Psalms 49:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
- New International Version (NIV)But God will redeem me from the realm of the dead; he will surely take me to himself.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah
- New King James Version (NKJV)But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave, For He shall receive me. Selah
Context of Psalms 49:15
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. But God will rescue my life from the power of Sheol; certainly he will pull me to safety. (Selah) 16Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich and his wealth multiplies! 17For he will take nothing with him when he dies; his wealth will not follow him down into the grave.
Read all of Psalms 49Psalms 49:15 word by word
אַךְ־אֱלֹהִ֗ים יִפְדֶּ֣ה נַ֭פְשִׁי מִֽיַּד־שְׁא֑וֹל כִּ֖י יִקָּחֵ֣נִי סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 49:15
- Psalms 31:5Into your hand I entrust my life; you will rescue me, O Lord, the faithful God.
- Psalms 56:13when you deliver my life from death. You keep my feet from stumbling, so that I might serve God as I enjoy life.
- Psalms 73:24You guide me by your wise advice, and then you will lead me to a position of honor.
- Hosea 13:14Will I deliver them from the power of Sheol? No, I will not! Will I redeem them from death? No, I will not! O Death, bring on your plagues! O Sheol, bring on your destruction! My eyes will not show any compassion!
- Revelation 5:9They were singing a new song: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals because you were killed, and at the cost of your own blood you have purchased for God persons from every tribe, language, people, and nation.
- Revelation 14:13Then I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write this: ‘Blessed are the dead, those who die in the Lord from this moment on!’” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “so they can rest from their hard work, because their deeds will follow them.”
- Psalms 16:10You will not abandon me to Sheol; you will not allow your faithful follower to see the Pit.
- Psalms 86:13For you will extend your great loyal love to me, and will deliver my life from the depths of Sheol.
- Psalms 89:48No man can live on without experiencing death, or deliver his life from the power of Sheol. (Selah)
- Luke 23:46Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” And after he said this he breathed his last.
- John 14:3And if I go and make ready a place for you, I will come again and take you to be with me, so that where I am you may be too.
- Acts 7:59They continued to stone Stephen while he prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”
Commentaries on Psalms 49:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave - שאול מיד miyad sheol, "from the hand of sheol." That is, by the plainest construction, I shall have a resurrection from the dead, and an entrance into his glory; and death shall have no dominion over me.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave - literally, “from the hand of Sheol;” that is, from the dominion of death. The hand is an emblem of power, and it here means that death or Sheol holds the dominion over all those who are in the grave. The control is absolute and unlimited. The grave or Sheol is here personified as if reigning there, or setting up an empire there. Compare the notes at Isaiah 14:9. On the word “redeem,” see the…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. 13-15The teachers of false wisdom cannot rescue themselves from death. Only God has that power.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. The pious, delivered from "the power of the grave." power--literally, "the hand," of death, are taken under God's care.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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