Psalms 49:9
וְיֵקַר פִּדְיוֹן נַפְשָׁם וְחָדַל לְעוֹלָֽם ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
In Context
8אָח לֹא ־ פָדֹה יִפְדֶּה אִישׁ לֹא ־ יִתֵּן לֵאלֹהִים כָּפְרֽוֹ ׃
10וִֽיחִי ־ עוֹד לָנֶצַח לֹא יִרְאֶה הַשָּֽׁחַת ׃
Cross References
Psalms 22:29כִּי לַיהוָה הַמְּלוּכָה וּמֹשֵׁל בַּגּוֹיִֽם ׃
Proverbs 10:2לֹא ־ יוֹעִילוּ אוֹצְרוֹת רֶשַׁע וּצְדָקָה תַּצִּיל מִמָּֽוֶת ׃
Ecclesiastes 8:8אֵין אָדָם שַׁלִּיט בָּרוּחַ לִכְלוֹא אֶת ־ הָרוּחַ וְאֵין שִׁלְטוֹן בְּיוֹם הַמָּוֶת וְאֵין מִשְׁלַחַת בַּמִּלְחָמָה וְלֹֽא ־ יְמַלֵּט רֶשַׁע אֶת ־ בְּעָלָֽיו ׃
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 →