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Psalms 49:16

אַךְ ־ אֱלֹהִים יִפְדֶּה נַפְשִׁי מִֽיַּד ־ שְׁאוֹל כִּי יִקָּחֵנִי סֶֽלָה ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;

In Context

15כַּצֹּאן ׀ לִֽשְׁאוֹל שַׁתּוּ מָוֶת יִרְעֵם וַיִּרְדּוּ בָם יְשָׁרִים ׀ לַבֹּקֶר וצירם לְבַלּוֹת שְׁאוֹל מִזְּבֻל לֽוֹ ׃

17אַל ־ תִּירָא כִּֽי ־ יַעֲשִׁר אִישׁ כִּֽי ־ יִרְבֶּה כְּבוֹד בֵּיתֽוֹ ׃

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Cross References

Genesis 31:1וַיִּשְׁמַע אֶת ־ דִּבְרֵי בְנֵֽי ־ לָבָן לֵאמֹר לָקַח יַעֲקֹב אֵת כָּל ־ אֲשֶׁר לְאָבִינוּ וּמֵאֲשֶׁר לְאָבִינוּ עָשָׂה אֵת כָּל ־ הַכָּבֹד הַזֶּֽה ׃

Esther 5:11וַיְסַפֵּר לָהֶם הָמָן אֶת ־ כְּבוֹד עָשְׁרוֹ וְרֹב בָּנָיו וְאֵת כָּל ־ אֲשֶׁר גִּדְּלוֹ הַמֶּלֶךְ וְאֵת אֲשֶׁר נִשְּׂאוֹ עַל ־ הַשָּׂרִים וְעַבְדֵי הַמֶּֽלֶךְ ׃

Psalms 37:7דּוֹם ׀ לַיהוָה וְהִתְחוֹלֵל לוֹ אַל ־ תִּתְחַר בְּמַצְלִיחַ דַּרְכּוֹ בְּאִישׁ עֹשֶׂה מְזִמּֽוֹת ׃

Proverbs 28:12בַּעֲלֹץ צַדִּיקִים רַבָּה תִפְאָרֶת וּבְקוּם רְשָׁעִים יְחֻפַּשׂ אָדָֽם ׃

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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