Psalms 49:9
I will take no bullocks out of thy house, 1 Nor he-goats out of thy flocks. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
In Context
10For all the wild beasts of the thicket are mine, 1 The cattle on the mountains, and oxen. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 10:2Treasures shall not profit the lawless: 1 But righteousness shall deliver from death. 1
Ecclesiastes 8:8There is no man that has power over the spirit 1 To retain the spirit; 1 And there is no power in the day of death: 1 And there is no discharge in the day of battle; 1 Neither shall ungodliness save her votary. 1
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 →