Psalms 89:48
What man liveth, and seeth not death? Who can deliver himself from the underworld?
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
47Remember how short is my life, To what frailty thou hast created all men!
49Where, Lord, is thy former loving-kindness Which thou didst swear to David in thy truth?
Cross References
Psalms 22:29All the rich of the earth shall eat and worship; Before him shall they also bow, who are going down to the dust, Who cannot keep themselves alive.
Psalms 49:7No one can redeem his brother from death, Nor give a ransom for him to God,
Psalms 119:84How many are the days of thy servant? When wilt thou execute judgment upon my persecutors?
Ecclesiastes 8:8No man hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit, and no man hath power over the day of death; and there is no discharge in that war; and wickedness shall not deliver those that are guilty of it.
Ecclesiastes 12:7and the dust return to the earth as it was, and the spirit return to God who gave it.
Acts 2:27because thou wilt not abandon my soul to the underworld, nor wilt thou suffer thy holy one to see corruption.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 89:39-52
Complaints and Expostulations; David's Expostulation with God. 38 But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed. 39 Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground. 40 Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin. 41 All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours. 42 Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice. 43… Read the whole commentary →