Verse Comparison: Psalms 49:9
American Standard Version
That he should still live alway, That he should not see corruption.
Amplified® Bible
So that he should live on forever {and} never see the pit (the grave) {and} corruption.
Contemporary English Version
to stay alive forever and safe from death.
Darby English Version
That he should still live perpetually, [and] not see corruption.
Good News Bible
to keep us from the grave, to let us live forever.
King James Version
That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
New American Standard Bible
That he should live on eternally, That he should not undergo decay.
New International Version
that he should live on forever
and not see decay.
New King James Version
That he should continue to live eternally,
And not see the Pit.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
That he should live on eternally, That he should not undergo decay.
Revised Standard Version
that he should continue to live on for ever, and never see the Pit.
Young's Literal Translation
And still he liveth for ever, He seeth not the pit.