Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.Blessed — He applauded himself as an happy man.Men — And as he flatters himself, so parasites flatter him for their own advantage.When — When thou dost indulge thyself, and advance thy worldly interest. read more
He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.He — Now he returns to the third person: such changes are frequent in this book.Go — To the grave and hell, where he shall meet with his wicked parents, who by their counsel and example, led him into his evil courses.See — Neither the light of this life, to which they shall never return: nor of the next life, to which they shall never be admitted. read more
Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.Understandeth not — Hath not true wisdom.The beasts — Though he hath the outward shape of a man, yet in truth he is a beast, a stupid, and unreasonable creature. read more
16-20. The remainder of the psalm is a hortatory application, with a partial rehearsal of what has been already said. Be not thou afraid His argument has triumphed over doubt, and from the negative form of reasoning, and the contingent proposition, (Psalms 49:5,) “Wherefore should I fear?” the psalmist advances to the positive “be not afraid of,” or, thou shall not fear, the prosperous wicked. For when he dieth The particle “ for,” here takes its usual causal sense, because when he... read more
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 49:20
Man: Psalms 49:12, Esther 5:11-2 Chronicles :, Esther 7:10 understandeth: Job 4:21 is like: Psalms 73:18, Psalms 73:19, Ecclesiastes 3:18, Ecclesiastes 3:19 Reciprocal: Isaiah 14:10 - Art thou also Daniel 4:30 - and for read more