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Psalms 49:15
15But as for me, God will redeem my life. He will snatch me from the power of the grave. Interlude
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 fate of fools, though they are remembered as being wise. Interlude 14Like 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. But as for me, God will redeem my life. He will snatch me from the power of the grave. Interlude 16So don’t be dismayed when the wicked grow rich and their homes become ever more splendid. 17For when they die, they take nothing with them. Their wealth will not follow them 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 31:5I entrust my spirit into your hand. Rescue me, Lord, for you are a faithful God.
- Psalms 56:13For you have rescued me from death; you have kept my feet from slipping. So now I can walk in your presence, O God, in your life-giving light.
- Psalms 73:24You guide me with your counsel, leading me to a glorious destiny.
- Hosea 13:14“Should I ransom them from the grave? Should I redeem them from death? O death, bring on your terrors! O grave, bring on your plagues! For I will not take pity on them.
- Revelation 5:9And they sang a new song with these words: “You are worthy to take the scroll and break its seals and open it. For you were slaughtered, and your blood has ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.
- Revelation 14:13And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this down: Blessed are those who die in the Lord from now on. Yes, says the Spirit, they are blessed indeed, for they will rest from their hard work; for their good deeds follow them!”
- Psalms 16:10For you will not leave my soul among the dead or allow your holy one to rot in the grave.
- Psalms 86:13for your love for me is very great. You have rescued me from the depths of death.
- Psalms 89:48No one can live forever; all will die. No one can escape the power of the grave. Interlude
- Luke 23:46Then Jesus shouted, “Father, I entrust my spirit into your hands!” And with those words he breathed his last.
- John 14:3When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am.
- Acts 7:59As they stoned him, Stephen 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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