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Psalms 49:19

Yet shalt thou go to the dwelling-place of thy fathers, Who never more shall see the light!

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.

In Context

18Though in his life he thought himself happy,—Though men praised thee, while thou wast in prosperity,—

20The man who is in honor, but without understanding, Is like the beasts that perish.

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Cross References

Job 33:30That he may bring him back from the pit, That he may enjoy the light of the living.

Ecclesiastes 3:21Who knoweth the spirit of man, whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of a beast, whether it goeth downward to the earth?

Matthew 8:12But the sons of the kingdom will go out into the outer darkness; there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Luke 12:20But God said to him, Fool! this night will thy soul he required of thee; and whose will those things be which thou hast laid up?

Jude 1:13raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, for whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 49:16-20

Privilege of the Godly. 15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah. 16 Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased; 17 For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him. 18 Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself. 19 He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light. 20 Man that is in honour, and understandeth… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

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