New English Translation
Psalms 49:9
9so that he might continue to live forever and not experience death.
Psalms 49:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
- New International Version (NIV)so that they should live on forever and not see decay.
- English Standard Version (ESV)that he should live on forever and never see the pit.
- New King James Version (NKJV)That he should continue to live eternally, And not see the Pit.
Context of Psalms 49:9
7Certainly a man cannot rescue his brother; he cannot pay God an adequate ransom price 8(the ransom price for a human life is too high, and people go to their final destiny), so that he might continue to live forever and not experience death. 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,
Read all of Psalms 49Psalms 49:9 word by word
וִֽיחִי־ע֥וֹד לָנֶ֑צַח לֹ֖א יִרְאֶ֣ה הַשָּֽׁחַת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 49:9
- Psalms 89:48No man can live on without experiencing death, or deliver his life from the power of Sheol. (Selah)
- Proverbs 10:2Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from mortal danger.
- Proverbs 11:4Wealth does not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from mortal danger.
- Ecclesiastes 8:8Just as no one has power over the wind to restrain it, so no one has power over the day of his death. Just as no one can be discharged during the battle, so wickedness cannot rescue the wicked.
- Zechariah 1:5“As for your ancestors, where are they? And did the prophets live forever?
- 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.
- Psalms 16:10You will not abandon me to Sheol; you will not allow your faithful follower to see the Pit.
- John 8:51I tell you the solemn truth, if anyone obeys my teaching, he will never see death.”
- Acts 2:27because you will not leave my soul in Hades, nor permit your Holy One to experience decay.
- Acts 13:33that this promise God has fulfilled to us, their children, by raising Jesus, as also it is written in the second psalm, ‘You are my Son; today I have fathered you.’
Commentaries on Psalms 49:9
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9That he should still live for ever - That his brother whom he could not redeem - or that he himself - should not die, Psalm 49:8. The idea is, that the price of life is so great that no wealth can rescue it so that a man shall not die. And not see corruption - Should not return to dust, or moulder away in the grave. See the notes at Psalm 16:10.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. 1-20In this wisdom psalm, a wise teacher warns about enemies who live richly and care only for themselves (Psalm 49:5–9). They cannot save anyone, not even themselves, from death or being forgotten (Psalm 49:10–12). Like fattened animals, they are led to slaughter (Psalm 49:14–20).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-97-9. yet unable to save themselves or others.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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