Psalms 49:9
That he may liue still for euer, and not see the graue.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
In Context
8(So precious is the redemption of their soules, and the continuance for euer)
Cross References
Psalms 22:29All they that be fat in the earth, shall eate and worship: all they that go downe into the dust, shall bowe before him, euen he that cannot quicken his owne soule.
Proverbs 10:2The treasures of wickednesse profite nothing: but righteousnesse deliuereth from death.
Ecclesiastes 8:8Man is not lorde ouer the spirit to retaine the spirite: neither hath hee power in the day of death, nor deliuerance in the battell, neither shall wickednesse deliuer the possessers thereof.
Luke 16:22And it was so that the begger died, and was caried by the Angels into Abrahams bosome. The rich man also died, and was buried.
Acts 2:27Because thou wilt not leaue my soule in graue, neither wilt suffer thine Holy one to see corruption.
Acts 13:33God hath fulfilled it vnto vs their children, in that he raised vp Iesus, euen as it is written in the seconde Psalme, Thou art my Sonne: this day haue I begotten thee.
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 →