Psalms 49:9 · KJV
“That he should still live for ever, {and} not see corruption.”
— Psalms 49:9
(For the redemption of their soul {is} precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)
For he seeth {that} wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
Psalms 49 — Context
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:)
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. {all...: Heb. generation and generation}
Cross References
Psalms 89:48
What man {is he that} liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.
Psalms 16:10
For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
Ecclesiastes 8:8
{There is} no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither {hath he} power in the day of death: and {there is} no discharge in {that} war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it. {discharge: or, casting off weapons}
Proverbs 11:4
Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
Proverbs 10:2
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
John 8:51-52
Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.
Acts 2:27
Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
Zechariah 1:5
Your fathers, where {are} they? and the prophets, do they live for ever?