Psalms 89:48

Psalms 89:48 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.
• New International Version (NIV)Who can live and not see death, or who can escape the power of the grave?
• English Standard Version (ESV)What man can live and never see death? Who can deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah
• New King James Version (NKJV)What man can live and not see death? Can he deliver his life from the power of the grave? Selah

Context of Psalms 89:48

46You cut short the days of his youth. You covered him with shame. Selah 47How long, Adonai, will You hide Yourself? Forever? Will Your fury keep burning like fire? Remember how short my life span is! For what futility have You created all the children of men? 49What man can live and not see death? Can he deliver himself from the clutches of Sheol? Selah 50Where is Your former lovingkindness, my Lord, which You swore to David in Your faithfulness?

Psalms 89:48 word by word

מִ֤י גֶ֣בֶר יִֽ֭חְיֶה וְלֹ֣א יִרְאֶה־מָּ֑וֶת יְמַלֵּ֨ט נַפְשׁ֖וֹ מִיַּד־שְׁא֣וֹל סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• What manגָּבֶרgeber · great manH1397
• livethחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
• and shall not seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• deathמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194
• shall he deliverמָלַטmâlaţ · to escapeH4422
• his soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• from the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• of the graveשְׁאוֹלshe'ôl she'ôl · hell: SheolH7585
• Selahסֶ֫לָהselâh · SelahH5542

Cross-references for Psalms 89:48

• Psalms 49:7Or those trusting in their wealth, boasting about their great riches?
• Job 30:23For I know that you will bring me to death, to the house appointed for all the living.
• Ecclesiastes 3:19For the destiny of humankind and the destiny of animals are one and the same. As one dies, so dies the other. Both have the same breath—a human has no advantage over an animal—both are fleeting.
• Ecclesiastes 8:8No one has authority over the wind to restrain it, nor authority over the day of death. As no one is discharged during a battle, so wickedness cannot rescue its master.
• Ecclesiastes 9:5For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward, even the memory of them is forgotten.
• Ecclesiastes 12:7Then the dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
• Hebrews 9:27And just as it is appointed for men to die once, and after this judgment,
• John 8:51Amen, amen I tell you, if anyone keeps My word, he will never see death.”
• Hebrews 11:5By faith Enoch was taken so as not to see death, and he was not found because God took him. For before he was taken, he was commended as pleasing to God.
• Psalms 49:15Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd and the upright will rule over them in the morning. Their image will decay in Sheol— far from its lofty place.
• Acts 2:27because You will not abandon my soul to Sheol or let Your Holy One see decay.
• 2 Corinthians 4:14knowing that the One who raised the Lord Yeshua will raise us also with Yeshua, and will bring us with you into His presence.

Commentaries on Psalms 89:48

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 48What man is he that liveth - All men are mortal, and death is uncertain and no man, by wisdom, might, or riches, can deliver his life from the hand - the power, of death and the grave.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 48What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? - Shall not die - to see death being an expression often used to denote death itself. Death is represented as a real object, now invisible, but which will make itself visible to us when we die. The meaning here is, “All men are mortal; this universal law must apply to kings as well as to other men; in a short time he to whom these promises pertain will pass away from the earth; and the promises made to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 38-52Verses 38-52 Sometimes it is not easy to reconcile God's providences with his promises, yet we are sure that God's works fulfil his word. When the great Anointed One, Christ himself, was upon the cross, God seemed to have cast him off, yet did not make void his covenant, for that was established for ever. The honour of the house of David was lost. Thrones and crowns are often laid in the dust; but there is a crown of glory reserved for Christ's spiritual…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-52Book Three (Psalms 73–89) starts and ends with serious questions. Psalm 89 begins with praise for how the Lord established David’s throne and kingdom (89:1–37). But later the psalmist protests that the Lord seems to have rejected his covenant with David (Psalm 89:38–51; see 2 Samuel 7:8–16).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 38-5238-52. present a striking contrast to these glowing promises, in mournful evidences of a loss of God's favor. cast off--and rejected (compare Psa 15:4; 43:2; 44:9).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 89:48

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Death
• Hell
• Life

In the dictionaries

• Alter
• Ethan
• Exact
• Forsake
• Job, Book of
• Stand
• Visit
• Ezrahite
• Faithful; Faithfulness
• God

Commentaries on Psalms 89

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings