Psalms 49:19
(49:20) She shall go to the generation of his fathers, unto eternity will these never see light.
Leeser Tanakh
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, though in splendor, who understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish. °
Cross References
Genesis 15:15But thou shalt come 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 she may shine in the light of life.
Ecclesiastes 3:21Who knoweth the spirit of the sons of man that ascendeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that descendeth 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 →