Psalms 49:14

Like sheep they are cast into the underworld; Death shall feed upon them; And the upright shall soon trample upon them. Their form shall be consumed in the underworld, And they shall no more have a dwelling-place.

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.

In Context

13Such is the way which is their confidence! And they who come after them approve their maxims. [[Pause.]]

15But God will redeem my life from the underworld; Yea, he will take me under his care. [[Pause.]]

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Cross References

Job 4:21The excellency that is in them is torn away; They die before they have become wise.”

Job 21:13They spend their days in prosperity, And in a moment go down to the under-world.

Job 24:19As drought and heat consume the snow waters, So doth the grave the wicked.

Psalms 9:17The wicked shall be driven into the underworld; Yea, all the nations that forger God.

Psalms 39:11When thou with rebukes dost chasten man for iniquity, Thou causest his glory to waste away like a moth! Surely every man is vanity.

Psalms 47:3He hath subdued nations under us, And kingdoms under our feet;

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 →

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