Psalm 49:6-14 KJV

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 49:7

Sone of them can by any means redeem his brother - Wealth cannot save from death; brother, however rich, cannot save his brother; nor will God accept riches as a ransom for the life or soul of any transgressor. To procure health of body, peace of mind, redemption from death, and eternal glory, riches are sought for and applied in vain. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 49:8

For the redemption of their soul is precious - It is of too high a price to be redeemed with corruptible things, such as silver or gold, and has required the sacrificial death of Christ. And it ceaseth for ever - This is very obscure, and may apply to the ransom which riches could produce. That ransom must be for ever unavailable, because of the value of the soul. Or this clause should be added to the following verse, and read thus: "And though he cease to be, ( וחדל vechadal ),... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 49:10

For he seeth that wise men die - Though they may be rich, and their wisdom teach them the best method of managing their riches so as to derive all the good from them they can possibly produce, yet they die as well as the fool and the poor ignorant man; and their wealth is left to others who will be equally disappointed in their expectation from it. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 49:11

Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever - Thus, by interpolation, we have endeavored to patch up a sense to this clause. Instead of קרבם kirbam , their inward part, the Septuagint appear to have used a copy in which the second and third letters have been transposed קברם kibram , their sepulchres; for they translate: Και οἱ ταφοι αυτων οικιαι αυτων εις τον αιωνα· "For their graves are their dwellings for ever." So six or seven feet long, and two or three... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 49:12

Man being in honor abideth not - However rich, wise, or honorable, they must die; and if they die not with a sure hope of eternal life, they die like beasts. See on Psalm 49:20 ; (note). read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 49:13

Their posterity approve their sayinys - Go the same way; adopt their maxims. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 49:14

Like sheep they are laid in the grave - לשאול lishol , into sheol, the place of separate spirits. Death shall feed on them ירעם מות maveth yirem , "Death shall feed them!" What an astonishing change! All the good things of life were once their portion, and they lived only to eat and drink; and now they live in sheol, and Death himself feeds them? and with what? Damnation. Houbigant reads the verse thus: "Like sheep they shall be laid in the place of the dead; death shall feed on... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 49:6

Verse 6 6.They trust in their wealth. We are now furnished with the reason why the suffering children of God should dismiss their apprehensions, and keep themselves from despondency, even when reduced to extremity by the violence and treachery of their enemies. Any boasted power which they possess is fleeting and evanescent. The Psalmist would convince us that the fear of man is unwarrantable; that it argues ignorance of what man is even at his best; and that it were as reasonable to startle at... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 49:10

Verse 10 10For he shall see that wise men die. I consider the ninth and tenth verses to be connected, and that it is the intention of the Psalmist to censure the folly of those who dream of spending an eternity in this world, and set themselves seriously to establish a permanent settlement in it, though they cannot but see their fellow-creatures cut down daily before their eyes by the stroke of death. It is a common proverb, that experience teaches fools, and they may be looked upon as... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 49:12

Verse 12 12And man shall not abide in honor Having exposed the vain and delusory nature of the fancies entertained by the ungodly, he next shows that however fondly they may cherish them, they must experience the same fate with the beasts of the field. It is true that there is a great difference, so far as the soul is concerned, between man and the brute creation; but the Psalmist speaks of things as they appear in this world, and in this respect he was warranted to say of the ungodly that they... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 49:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 49:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 49:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 49:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 49:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 49:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 49:14

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 49:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 49:10

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 49:12

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