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Psalm 49:16-19 KJV
Psalms · chapter 49 · verses 16–19
16Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased; 17For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him. 18Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself. 19He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.Psalm 49:16-19 · King James Version
Psalm 49:16-19 in context
14Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
15But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
16Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
17For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
18Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
19He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
20Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- generationdôwrproperly, a revolution of timeH1755 →
- descendyâradto descend (literally, to go downwardsH3381 →
- blessedbârakto kneelH1288 →
- fathersʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- afraidyârêʼto fearH3372 →
- praiseyâdâhphysically, to throw at or awayH3034 →
- glorykâbôwdproperly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousnessH3519 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
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Good reason is here given to good people, I. Why they should not be afraid of death. There is no cause for that fear if they have such a comfortable prospect as David here has of a happy state on the other side death, Psa 49:15.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 15-20