Psalms 49:15
But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. Selah
Majority Standard Bible
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
16Do not be afraid when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases.
Cross References
Psalms 16:10For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
Psalms 56:13For You have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.
Psalms 86:13For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.
Hosea 13:14I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from Death. Where, O Death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes.
John 14:3And if I go, I will prepare a place for you. I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am.
Revelation 5:9And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased us for God from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
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 →