Psalms 49:15
(49-16) But God will redeem my soul from the power of the nether-world; for He shall receive me. Selah
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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
16(49-17) Be not thou afraid when one waxeth rich, when the wealth of his house is increased;
Cross References
Psalms 16:10For Thou wilt not abandon my soul to the nether-world; neither wilt Thou suffer Thy godly one to see the pit.
Psalms 56:13(56-14) For thou hast delivered my soul from death; hast Thou not delivered my feet from stumbling? that I may walk before God in the light of the living.
Psalms 86:13For great is Thy mercy toward me; and Thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest nether-world.
Hosea 13:14Shall I ransom them from the power of the nether-world? Shall I redeem them from death? Ho, thy plagues, O death! Ho, thy destruction, O nether-world! Repentance be hid from Mine eyes!
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 →