New English Translation
Psalms 49:19
19But he will join his ancestors; they will never again see the light of day.
Psalms 49:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
- New International Version (NIV)they will join those who have gone before them, who will never again see the light of life.
- English Standard Version (ESV)his soul will go to the generation of his fathers, who will never again see light.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He shall go to the generation of his fathers; They shall never see light.
Context of Psalms 49:19
17For he will take nothing with him when he dies; his wealth will not follow him down into the grave. 18He pronounces this blessing on himself while he is alive: “May men praise you, for you have done well!” But he will join his ancestors; they will never again see the light of day. 20Wealthy people do not understand; they are like animals that perish.
Read all of Psalms 49Psalms 49:19 word by word
תָּ֭בוֹא עַד־דּ֣וֹר אֲבוֹתָ֑יו עַד־נֵ֝֗צַח לֹ֣א יִרְאוּ־אֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 49:19
- Ecclesiastes 3:21Who really knows if the human spirit ascends upward, and the animal’s spirit descends into the earth?
- Ecclesiastes 12:7and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the life’s breath returns to God who gave it.
- Luke 12:20But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded back from you, but who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’
- Luke 16:22“Now the poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.
- Genesis 15:15But as for you, you will go to your ancestors in peace and be buried at a good old age.
- 1 Kings 16:6Baasha passed away and was buried in Tirzah. His son Elah replaced him as king.
- 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.
- Job 33:30to turn back his life from the place of corruption, that he may be enlightened with the light of life.
- Matthew 8:12but the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
- Matthew 22:13Then the king said to his attendants, ‘Tie him up hand and foot and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!’
- Jude 1:13wild sea waves, spewing out the foam of their shame; wayward stars for whom the utter depths of eternal darkness have been reserved.
Commentaries on Psalms 49:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19They shall never see light - Rise again they shall; but they shall never see the light of glory, for there is prepared for them the blackness of darkness for ever.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19He shall go to the generation of his fathers - To be gathered to one‘s own people, or to his fathers, is a common expression in the Old Testament in speaking of death. See Genesis 25:8, Genesis 25:17; Genesis 35:29; Genesis 49:29, Genesis 49:33, Numbers 20:24, Numbers 20:26; Numbers 27:13; Numbers 31:2; Deuteronomy 32:50; Judges 2:10. It means that they were united again with those who had gone before them, in the regions of the dead. Death had indeed…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. 16-20The wicked might have rich, luxurious lives, but they forget that they cannot avoid death.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-1916-19. applies this instruction. Be not anxious (Psa 37:1, &c.), since death cuts off the prosperous wicked whom you dread.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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