Psalms 49:9
(49:10) And should he still live for ever? not see the pit?
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
In Context
8(49:9) For the ransom of their soul is too costly, and it is omitted for ever.
Cross References
Psalms 22:29(22:30) All they that eat the fat of the earth shall bow themselves down; before him shall bend the knee all that are going down into the dust; for none can keep alive his own soul.
Proverbs 10:2Treasures of wickedness will not profit aught; but righteousness will deliver from death.
Ecclesiastes 8:8No man hath control over the spirit to detain the spirit; and there is no control over the day of death; and there is no representation in that war; and wickedness will not deliver those that practise it.
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 →