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Psalms 89:48
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46 How long, Lord?
Will You hide Yourself forever?
Will Your wrath burn like fire?
47 Remember how short my time ais;
For what bfutility have You created all the children of men? 
48 What man can live and not1 see adeath?
Can he deliver his life from the power of1 the grave? Selah 
49 Lord, where are Your former lovingkindnesses,
Which You aswore to David bin Your truth? 
50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of Your servants—
aHow I bear in my bosom the reproach of all the many peoples, 
Verse Comparison: Psalms 89:48

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American Standard Version
What man is he that shall live and not see death, That shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah

Amplified® Bible
What man can live and shall not see death, or can deliver himself from the [powerful] hand of Sheol (the place of the dead)? Selah [pause, and calmly consider that]!

Contemporary English Version
No one can escape the power of death and the grave.

Darby English Version
What man liveth, and shall not see death? Shall he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah.

Good News Bible
Who can live and never die? How can we humans keep ourselves from the grave?

King James Version
What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.

New American Standard Bible
What man can live and not see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah.

New International Version
What man can live and not see death,
or save himself from the power of the grave ?
Selah

New King James Version
What man can live and not see death?
Can he deliver his life from the power of the grave? Selah

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
What man can live and not see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah.

Revised Standard Version
What man can live and never see death? Who can deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? [Selah]

Young's Literal Translation
Who `is' the man that liveth, and doth not see death? He delivereth his soul from the hand of Sheol. Selah.


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