Psalms 49:15
But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah.
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
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
16Don’t be afraid when a man is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
Cross References
Psalms 16:10For you will not leave my soul in Sheol, neither will you allow your holy one to see corruption.
Psalms 56:13For you have delivered my soul from death, and prevented my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living.
Psalms 86:13For your loving kindness is great towards me. You have delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.
Hosea 13:14I will ransom them from the power of Sheol. I will redeem them from death! Death, where are your plagues? Sheol, where is your destruction? “Compassion will be hidden from my eyes.
John 14:3If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will receive you to myself; that where I am, you may be there also.
Revelation 5:9They sang a new song, saying, “You are worthy to take the book and to open its seals, for you were killed, and bought us for God with your blood out of every tribe, language, 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 →