Psalms 49:9
that he should live on forever, that he should not see corruption.
World English Bible Classic
In The King James Version
That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
In Context
8For the redemption of their life is costly, no payment is ever enough,
Cross References
Psalms 22:29All the rich ones of the earth shall eat and worship. All those who go down to the dust shall bow before him, even he who can’t keep his soul alive.
Proverbs 10:2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.
Ecclesiastes 8:8There is no man who has power over the spirit to contain the spirit; neither does he have power over the day of death. There is no discharge in war; neither shall wickedness deliver those who practice it.
Luke 16:22The beggar died, and he was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried.
Acts 2:27because you will not leave my soul in Hades, neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay.
Acts 13:33that God has fulfilled this to us, their children, in that he raised up Jesus. As it is also written in the second psalm, ‘You are my Son. Today I have become your father.’
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 →