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Psalm 89:48 KJV
Psalms · chapter 89 · verse 48
What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.Psalm 89:48 · King James Version
Psalm 89:48 in context
46How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?
47Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?
48What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.
49Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?
50Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people;
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Key words (Strong's)
- delivermâlaṭproperly, to be smoothH4422 →
- livethchâyâhto live, whether literally or figurativelyH2421 →
- deathmâvethdeathH4194 →
- graveshᵉʼôwlHades or the world of the dead , including its accessories and inmatesH7585 →
- soulnepheshproperly, a breathing creatureH5315 →
- handyâda handH3027 →
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In these verses we have, I. A very melancholy complaint of the present deplorable state of David's family, which the psalmist thinks hard to be reconciled to the covenant God made with David.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 38-52