Psalms 49:9
And still he liveth for ever, He seeth not the pit.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
In Context
8And precious [is] the redemption of their soul, And it hath ceased — to the age.
Cross References
Psalms 22:29And the fat ones of earth have eaten, And they bow themselves, Before Him bow do all going down to dust, And he [who] hath not revived his soul.
Proverbs 10:2Treasures of wickedness profit not, And righteousness delivereth from death.
Ecclesiastes 8:8There is no man ruling over the spirit to restrain the spirit, and there is no authority over the day of death, and there is no discharge in battle, and wickedness delivereth not its possessors.
Luke 16:22'And it came to pass, that the poor man died, and that he was carried away by the messengers to the bosom of Abraham — and the rich man also died, and was buried;
Acts 2:27because Thou wilt not leave my soul to hades, nor wilt Thou give Thy Kind One to see corruption;
Acts 13:33God hath in full completed this to us their children, having raised up Jesus, as also in the second Psalm it hath been written, My Son thou art — I to-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 →