Psalms 49:15
They are laid in hell like sheep: death shall feed upon them. And the just shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their help shall decay in hell from their glory.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
In Context
14This way of theirs is a stumblingblock to them: and afterwards they shall delight in their mouth.
16But God will redeem my soul from the hand of hell, when he shall receive me.
Cross References
Psalms 16:10Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; nor wilt then give thy holy one to see corruption.
Psalms 56:13Because thou hast delivered my soul from death, my feet from falling: that I may please in the sight of God, in the light of the living.
Psalms 86:13For thy mercy is great towards me: and thou hast delivered my soul out of the lower hell.
Hosea 13:14I will deliver them out of the hand of death. I will redeem them from death : O death, I will be thy death; O hell, I will be thy bite: comfort is hidden from my eyes.
John 14:3And if I shall go, and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and will take you to myself; that where I am, you also may be.
Revelation 5:9And they sung a new canticle, saying: Thou art worthy, O Lord, to take the book, and to open the seals thereof; because thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God, in thy blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 49:7-15
The Vanity of Worldly Riches; The End of the Wicked. 6 They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; 7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him: 8 (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:) 9 That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption. 10 For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others. 11 Their inward thought is, that… Read the whole commentary →