Psalms 49:19
(49-20) It shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see the light.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
In Context
20(49-21) Man that is in honour understandeth not; he is like the beasts that perish.
Cross References
Genesis 15:15But thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
Job 33:30To bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of the living.
Ecclesiastes 3:21Who knoweth the spirit of man whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast whether it goeth downward to the earth?
Matthew Henry on Psalms 49:16-20
Privilege of the Godly. 15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah. 16 Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased; 17 For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him. 18 Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself. 19 He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light. 20 Man that is in honour, and understandeth… Read the whole commentary →