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Contemporary English Version
Psalms 49:9
to stay alive forever and safe from death.
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Christian Standard Bible®
so that he may live foreverand not see the Pit.
so that he may live foreverand not see the Pit.
Hebrew Names Version
That he should live on forever, That he should not see corruption.
That he should live on forever, That he should not see corruption.
King James Version
That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
English Standard Version
that he should live on forever and never see the pit.
that he should live on forever and never see the pit.
New Century Version
Do people live forever? Don't they all face death?
Do people live forever? Don't they all face death?
New English Translation
so that he might continue to live forever and not experience death.
so that he might continue to live forever and not experience death.
Amplified Bible
So that he should live on eternally, That he should never see the pit (grave) and undergo decay.
So that he should live on eternally, That he should never see the pit (grave) and undergo decay.
New American Standard Bible
That he might live on eternally, That he might not undergo decay.
That he might live on eternally, That he might not undergo decay.
World English Bible
That he should live on forever, That he should not see corruption.
That he should live on forever, That he should not see corruption.
Geneva Bible (1587)
That he may liue still for euer, and not see the graue.
That he may liue still for euer, and not see the graue.
Legacy Standard Bible
That he should live on eternally,That he should not see corruption.
That he should live on eternally,That he should not see corruption.
Berean Standard Bible
that he should live on forever and not see decay.
that he should live on forever and not see decay.
Complete Jewish Bible
because the price for him is too high (leave the idea completely alone!)
because the price for him is too high (leave the idea completely alone!)
Darby Translation
That he should still live perpetually, [and] not see corruption.
That he should still live perpetually, [and] not see corruption.
Easy-to-Read Version
You will never have enough to buy the right to live forever and keep your body out of the grave.
You will never have enough to buy the right to live forever and keep your body out of the grave.
George Lamsa Translation
Do good for ever and you shall live for ever, and not see corruption.
Do good for ever and you shall live for ever, and not see corruption.
Good News Translation
to keep us from the grave, to let us live forever.
to keep us from the grave, to let us live forever.
Lexham English Bible
so that he may stay alive forever and not see the pit.
so that he may stay alive forever and not see the pit.
Literal Translation
for he shall yet live forever; he shall never see corruption.
for he shall yet live forever; he shall never see corruption.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Yee though he lyue loge, & se not ye graue.
Yee though he lyue loge, & se not ye graue.
American Standard Version
That he should still live alway, That he should not see corruption.
That he should still live alway, That he should not see corruption.
Bible in Basic English
So that he might have eternal life, and never see the underworld.
So that he might have eternal life, and never see the underworld.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
For too costly is the redemption of their soul, and must be let alone for ever--
For too costly is the redemption of their soul, and must be let alone for ever--
King James Version (1611)
That he should still liue for euer, and not see corruption.
That he should still liue for euer, and not see corruption.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
yea though he lyue long and see not the graue.
yea though he lyue long and see not the graue.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and live to the end, so that he should not see corruption.
and live to the end, so that he should not see corruption.
English Revised Version
That he should still live alway, that he should not see corruption.
That he should still live alway, that he should not see corruption.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and he schal lyue yit in to the ende.
and he schal lyue yit in to the ende.
Update Bible Version
That he should still live always, That he should not see corruption.
That he should still live always, That he should not see corruption.
Webster's Bible Translation
That he should still live for ever, [and] not see corruption.
That he should still live for ever, [and] not see corruption.
New King James Version
That he should continue to live eternally, And not see the Pit.
That he should continue to live eternally, And not see the Pit.
New Living Translation
to live forever and never see the grave.
to live forever and never see the grave.
New Life Bible
to live forever and not see the grave.
to live forever and not see the grave.
New Revised Standard
that one should live on forever and never see the grave.
that one should live on forever and never see the grave.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
That he should, yet, live on, continually, Should not see corruption.
That he should, yet, live on, continually, Should not see corruption.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(48-10) And shall still live unto the end.
(48-10) And shall still live unto the end.
Revised Standard Version
that he should continue to live on for ever, and never see the Pit.
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.
And still he liveth for ever, He seeth not the pit.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
That he should live on eternally, That he should not undergo decay.
That he should live on eternally, That he should not undergo decay.
Contextual Overview
6 They trust in their riches and brag about all of their wealth. 7 You cannot buy back your life or pay off God! 8 It costs far too much to buy back your life. You can never pay God enough 9 to stay alive forever and safe from death. 10 We see that wise people die, and so do stupid fools. Then their money is left for someone else. 11 The grave will be their home forever and ever, although they once had land of their own. 12 Our human glory disappears, and, like animals, we die. 13 Here is what happens to fools and to those who trust the words of fools: 14 They are like sheep with death as their shepherd, leading them to the grave. In the morning God's people will walk all over them, as their bodies lie rotting in their home, the grave.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
That he: Psalms 89:48, Proverbs 10:2, Proverbs 11:4, Ecclesiastes 8:8, Zechariah 1:5, Luke 16:22, Luke 16:23
see: Psalms 16:10, John 8:51, John 8:52, Acts 2:27, Acts 2:31, Acts 13:33, Acts 13:35-37
Reciprocal: Genesis 47:29 - must die Job 17:14 - corruption John 11:39 - Lord Acts 13:36 - and saw 1 Corinthians 15:42 - in corruption 1 Peter 4:14 - reproached
Cross-References
Numbers 23:24
They are like angry lions ready to attack; and they won't rest until their victim is gobbled down."
They are like angry lions ready to attack; and they won't rest until their victim is gobbled down."
Numbers 24:9
Like a lion you lie down, resting after an attack. Who would dare disturb you? "Anyone who blesses you will be blessed; anyone who curses you will be cursed."
Like a lion you lie down, resting after an attack. Who would dare disturb you? "Anyone who blesses you will be blessed; anyone who curses you will be cursed."
Ezekiel 19:5
His mother waited for him to return. But soon she lost all hope and raised another cub, who also became fierce.
His mother waited for him to return. But soon she lost all hope and raised another cub, who also became fierce.
Hosea 5:4
Your evil deeds are the reason you won't return to me, your Lord God. And your constant craving for sex keeps you from knowing me.
Your evil deeds are the reason you won't return to me, your Lord God. And your constant craving for sex keeps you from knowing me.
Hosea 5:14
So I'll become a fierce lion attacking Israel and Judah. I'll snatch and carry off what I want, and no one can stop me.
So I'll become a fierce lion attacking Israel and Judah. I'll snatch and carry off what I want, and no one can stop me.
Micah 5:8
At present they are scattered, but later they will attack, as though they were fierce lions pouncing on sheep. Their enemies will be torn to shreds, with no one to save them;
At present they are scattered, but later they will attack, as though they were fierce lions pouncing on sheep. Their enemies will be torn to shreds, with no one to save them;
1 Corinthians 15:24
Then after Christ has destroyed all powers and forces, the end will come, and he will give the kingdom to God the Father.
Then after Christ has destroyed all powers and forces, the end will come, and he will give the kingdom to God the Father.
Revelation 5:5
Then one of the elders said to me, "Stop crying and look! The one who is called both the ‘Lion from the Tribe of Judah' and ‘King David's Great Descendant' has won the victory. He will open the book and its seven seals."
Then one of the elders said to me, "Stop crying and look! The one who is called both the ‘Lion from the Tribe of Judah' and ‘King David's Great Descendant' has won the victory. He will open the book and its seven seals."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
That he should still live for ever,.... Or "though he should live", c. w. Though the rich man should live ever so long, a thousand years twice told, as in Ecclesiastes 6:6 yet he could not in all this time, with all his riches, redeem his brother; and at last must die himself, and so must his brother too, as his own experience and observation may assure him, Psalms 49:10. Or the meaning is, he cannot so redeem his brother, or give to God a ransom for him, that he should live a corporeal life for ever, and never die; since all men die, wise men and fools, rich and poor; and much less that he should live and enjoy an "eternal life", as the Targum; a life of happiness and bliss hereafter, which is not to be obtained by gold and silver, but is the pure gift of God;
[and] not see corruption; the grave, the pit of corruption, the house appointed for all living: or "the judgment of hell", according to the Chaldee paraphrase.
w ויהי "etiamsi vivat", Gejerus.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
That he should still live for ever - That his brother whom he could not redeem - or that he himself - should not die, Psalms 49:8. The idea is, that the price of life is so great that no wealth can rescue it so that a man shall not die.
And not see corruption - Should not return to dust, or moulder away in the grave. See the notes at Psalms 16:10.
