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Psalms 49:19
19Though during his life he congratulates himself, and men praise you when you do well for yourself—
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
17Do not be afraid when a man gets rich, when his house’s splendor increases. 18For when he dies he takes nothing away. His splendor will not follow him down. Though during his life he congratulates himself, and men praise you when you do well for yourself— 20He will still join his fathers’ company, who will never see the light. 21A pompous man, without understanding— he is like the beasts 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 knows that the spirit of the sons of man ascends upward and the animal’s spirit descends into the earth?
- Ecclesiastes 12:7Then the dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
- Luke 12:20But God said to him, ‘You fool! Tonight your soul is being demanded back from you! And what you have prepared, whose will that be?’
- Luke 16:22“It happened that the poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. Then the rich man also died and was buried.
- Genesis 15:15But you, you will come to your fathers in peace. You will be buried at a good old age.
- 1 Kings 16:6Then Baasa slept with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah, and his son Elah became king in his place.
- Psalms 56:13I am under vows to You, O God. I will present thank offerings to You.
- Job 33:30to bring his soul back from the Pit, that he may be illuminated with the light of life.
- Matthew 8:12But the sons of the kingdom will be driven out into the outer darkness; in that place will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
- Matthew 22:13Then the king said to his servants, ‘Tie him up hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness; in that place will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
- Jude 1:13wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved forever.
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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