Psalms 49:9
And still he lives forever, || He does not see the pit.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
In Context
8And precious [is] the redemption of their soul, || And it has ceased for all time.
Cross References
Psalms 22:29And the fat ones of earth have eaten, || And they bow themselves, || All going down to dust bow before Him, || And he [who] has not revived his soul.
Proverbs 10:2Treasures of wickedness do not profit, || And righteousness delivers from death.
Ecclesiastes 8:8There is no man ruling over the spirit to restrain the spirit, and there is no authority over the day of death, and there is no discharge in battle, and wickedness does not deliver its possessors.
Luke 16:22And it came to pass, that the poor man died, and that he was carried away by the messengers into the bosom of Abraham—and the rich man also died, and was buried;
Acts 2:27Because You will not leave my soul to Hades, || Nor will You give Your Holy One to see corruption;
Acts 13:33God has completed this in full to us their children, having raised up Jesus, as also in the second Psalm it has been written: You are My Son—I have begotten You today.
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 →