Psalms 49:9
That he should, yet, live on, continually, Should not see corruption.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
In Context
8So costly, is the redemption of their soul, That it faileth unto times age-abiding;
Cross References
Psalms 22:29All the great ones of the earth, shall eat and bow down, Before him shall kneel, all that go down to the dust, Even he who had not kept alive, his own soul!
Proverbs 10:2The treasures of lawlessness, do not profit, but, righteousness, delivereth from death.
Ecclesiastes 8:8No man, hath power over the spirit, to retain the spirit, and, none, hath power over the day of death, and there is no furlough in war,—neither shall lawlessness deliver them who are given thereto.
Luke 16:22And it came to pass that the beggar died, and was carried away by the messengers, into the bosom of Abraham. And, the rich man also, died, and was buried.
Acts 2:27Because thou wilt not abandon my soul unto hades, neither wilt thou give thy man of lovingkindness to see corruption;
Acts 13:33That God hath fulfilled, the same, for our children, by raising up Jesus: as also, in the second psalm, it is written—My son, art, thou: I, this day, have 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 →