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Psalm 49:11 KJV
Psalms · chapter 49 · verse 11
Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.Psalm 49:11 · King James Version
Psalm 49:11 in context
9That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
10For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
11Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
12Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
13This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- generationsdôwrproperly, a revolution of timeH1755 →
- dwellingmishkâna residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the graveH4908 →
- inwardqerebproperly, the nearest partH7130 →
- housesbayitha houseH1004 →
- landsʼădâmâhsoilH127 →
- everʻôwlâmproperly, concealedH5769 →
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In these verses we have, I. A description of the spirit and way of worldly people, whose portion is in this life, Psa 17:14. It is taken for granted that they have wealth, and a multitude of riches (Psa 49:6), houses and lands of inheritance, which they call their own, Psa 49:11.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 6-14