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 Living Translation (NLT)Like sheep, they are led to the grave, where death will be their shepherd. In the morning the godly will rule over them. Their bodies will rot in the grave, far from their grand estates.

Context of Psalms 49:14

12Nevertheless man, though in honor, does not remain; He is like the beasts that perish. 13This is the way of those who are foolish, And of their posterity who approve their sayings. Selah 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. 15But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave, For He shall receive me. Selah 16Do not be afraid when one becomes rich, When the glory 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Like sheepצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
• they are laidשָׁתַתshâthath · to appointH8371
• in the graveשְׁאוֹלshe'ôl she'ôl · hell: SheolH7585
• deathמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194
• shall feedרָעָהrâ‛âh · to pastureH7462
• on them; and the uprightיָשָׁרyâshâr · uprightH3477
• shall have dominionרָדָהrâdâh · to ruleH7287
• over them in the morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
• and their beautyצִירtsîyr · imageH6736
• and their beautyצוּרtsûr tsûr · rockH6697
• shall consumeבָּלָהbâlâh · to become oldH1086
• from their dwellingזְבֻלzebûl zebûl · elevationH2073

Cross-references for Psalms 49:14

• Psalms 44:11You have given us up like sheep intended for food, And have scattered us among the nations.
• Jeremiah 12:3But You, O Lord, know me; You have seen me, And You have tested my heart toward You. Pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, And prepare them for the day of slaughter.
• Romans 8:36As it is written: “For Your sake we are killed all day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.”
• Job 17:13If I wait for the grave as my house, If I make my bed in the darkness,
• Job 21:13They spend their days in wealth, And in a moment go down to the grave.
• Job 30:23For I know that You will bring me to death, And to the house appointed 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 prime of my life I shall go to the gates of Sheol; I am deprived of the remainder of my years.”
• Job 24:19As drought and heat consume the snow waters, So the grave consumes those who have sinned.
• Psalms 47:3He will subdue the peoples under us, And the nations under our feet.
• Daniel 7:22until the Ancient of Days came, and a judgment was made in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came for the saints to possess the kingdom.
• Malachi 4:3You shall trample the wicked, For they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet On the day that I do this,” Says the Lord of hosts.
• Luke 22:30that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”
• 1 Corinthians 6:2Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world will be judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters?
• Revelation 2:26And he who overcomes, and keeps My works until the end, to him I will give power over the nations—
• Revelation 20:4And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them. Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived 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