Psalms 49:10 - John Wesley's Notes

Psalms 49:10

8 For ^athe redemption of their souls is costly,
And it shall cease forever—

9 That he should continue to live eternally,
And ^anot see the Pit.

10 For he sees wise men die;
Likewise the fool and the senseless person perish,
And leave their wealth to others.

11 ¹Their inner thought is that their houses will last forever,
Their dwelling places to all generations;
They ^acall their lands after their own names.

12 Nevertheless man, though in honor, does not¹ remain;
He is like the beasts that perish.

13 This is the way of those who are ^afoolish,
And of their posterity who approve their sayings. Selah

14 Like sheep they are laid in the grave;
Death shall feed on them;
^aThe upright shall have dominion over them in the morning;
^bAnd their beauty shall be consumed in¹ the grave, far from their dwelling.

15 But God ^awill redeem my soul from the power of¹ the grave,
For He shall ^breceive me. Selah

16 Do not be afraid when one becomes rich,
When the glory of his house is increased;

17 For when he dies he shall carry nothing away;
His glory shall not descend after him.

18 Though while he lives ^ahe blesses himself
(For men will praise you when you do well for yourself),

19 He shall go to the generation of his fathers;
They shall never see ^alight.

20 A man who is in honor, yet does not understand,
^aIs like the beasts that perish.

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John Wesley's Notes

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Psalms 49:10

He seeth - Every man sees that all men die, the wise and the foolish; the evil and the good. To others - He saith not to sons or kindred; but to others, because he is wholly uncertain to whom he shall leave them, to friends, or strangers, or enemies; which he mentions as a great vanity in riches. They neither can save them from death, nor will accompany him in and after death; and after his death will be disposed, he knows not how, nor to whom.

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