Psalms 49:15

(49:16) But God will redeem my soul from the power of the nether world; for he will take me away. Selah.

Leeser Tanakh

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

14(49:15) Like flocks are they thrust into the nether world; death will feed them; but the upright shall have dominion over them in that morning, and their form wasteth away in the nether world, [taken away] from their own dwelling.

16(49:17) Be not thou afraid when a man becometh rich, when the glory of his house is increased;

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Cross References

Psalms 16:10For thou wilt not abandon my soul to the grave: thou wilt not suffer thy pious [servant] to see corruption.

Psalms 56:13(56:14) For thou hast delivered my soul from death—yea, behold, my feet from slipping, that I may walk before God in the light of the life.

Psalms 86:13For thy kindness is great toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the grave of the lower world.

Hosea 13:14From the power of the grave would I ransom them, from death would I redeem them; [but now] where are thy plagues, O death, where is thy pestilence, O grave? compassion shall be hidden from my 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 →

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