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Verse Psalms 49:15. _BUT GOD WILL REDEEM MY SOUL FROM THE POWER OF
THE_ _GRAVE_] מיד שאול _miyad sheol_, "from the hand of sheol."
That is, by the plainest construction, I shall have a resurrection
fr...
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BUT GOD WILL REDEEM MY SOUL FROM THE POWER OF THE GRAVE - literally,
“from the hand of Sheol;” that is, from the dominion of death. The
hand is an emblem of power, and it here means that death or Sheo...
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Psalms 49
Retrospects and Meditations
_ 1. Hear this, all ye peoples! (Psalms 49:1)_
2. His message of retrospect and encouragement (Psalms 49:5)
If such is the outcome and the goal of the purpose...
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XLIX. THE IMMORTALITY OF THE RIGHTEOUS. The poet takes a popular
proverb for his theme. This proverb recurs as a refrain in Psalms
49:12 and Psalms 49:20, and it probably stood originally after Psalms...
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MY SOUL. me, myself. Hebrew. _nephesh._ App-13.
THE POWER OF THE GRAVE. the hand of _Sheol_. "hand" being put by
Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Cause).
RECEIVE ME. take me out of [Sheol]; same word...
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The fate of the godless rich man is further described, and contrasted
with the Psalmist's confidence....
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While the wicked become the prey of Sheol, the Psalmist is delivered
from its power. But in what sense? In this life, or after death? A
careful study of the context and of similar phrases elsewhere se...
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PSALMS 49
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
Death and Redemption: Oppressed Saints Comforted and Oppressors
Rebuked.
ANALYSIS
Startta I, Psalms 49:1-6, An Introduction, consisting of the Proem and
the Problem. Sta...
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_BUT GOD WILL REDEEM MY SOUL FROM THE POWER OF THE GRAVE: FOR HE SHALL
RECEIVE ME. SELAH._
But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave - in contrast
to the wicked, on whom 'death shall fe...
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49:15 power (i-9) Lit. 'hand.' receive (k-15) Or 'take,' as Genesis
5:24 ....
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There is little to fix the date of this Ps. The writer moralises, in
the fashion of the book of Proverbs, on the vanity of wealth and
honour apart from understanding. The rich man cannot deliver his
f...
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THE GRAVE] RV 'Sheol.' The hope expressed is not necessarily that of a
definite resurrection after death, but may be that of deliverance from
the premature ending of life in this world. But the words...
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PSALMS 42:72
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are from the Bible.
Words marked with a *star are described in the word list at the end.
The translated Bible text has yet to go through Advanced Che...
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BUT GOD WILL. — Better, _But God shall redeem my life from the hand
of sheol when it seizes me._ Taken by itself, this statement might
only imply that when just at the point of death, the Divine favou...
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_[Psalms 49:16]_ אַךְ ־אֱלֹהִ֗ים יִפְדֶּ֣ה
נַ֭פְשִׁי מִֽ...
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Psalms 49:1
THIS psalm touches the high-water mark of Old Testament faith in a
future life; and in that respect, as well as in its application of
that faith to alleviate the mystery of present inequal...
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THE FOLLY OF TRUSTING IN RICHES
Psalms 49:1
Here is a proclamation worthy of the hearing of all the world. The
psalmist is listening to voices unheard by ordinary ears. Be sure to
listen to God's voi...
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This is the song of a principle, and the psalmist commences by calling
peoples of all castes and classes to give attention. It denies the
power of material wealth, and a5rms that of uprightness. There...
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_Call. Prayer is a perfect act of religion, and a confession of God's
dominion. Qui fingit sacros auro vel marmore vultus,_
Non facit ille Deos: qui rogat, ille facit. (Martial viii. v. 24.)
To negl...
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The Psalmist here draws a fine contrast in the death of the believer
to that of the ungodly. His flesh rests in hope....
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15_But God will redeem my soul _The Hebrew particle, אך _, ach, _may
be also translated, _surely, _or _certainly. _The psalmist had made a
general assertion of the great truth, that the righteous shal...
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Psalms 49 is a moral conclusion for all, founded on these judgments of
God. Wealth, elevation, all that is exalted in man, is nothing. Man
expects to endure, gives his own name to his lands, blesses h...
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BUT GOD WILL REDEEM MY SOUL FROM THE POWER OF THE GRAVE,.... The
psalmist expresses his faith, that though he should die, and for a
while be under the power of the grave, yet he should be redeemed fro...
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But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall
receive me. Selah.
Ver. 15. _But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave_]
Heb. from the hand of hell: _q.d._ I am, a...
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_But God will redeem my soul_ Though no man can find out a ransom to
redeem himself or his brother, yet God can and will redeem me; _from
the power of the grave_ Or, shall preserve me _from the power...
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OF THE VANITY OF EARTHLY GOODS.
To the chief musician, for use in liturgical worship, a psalm for the
sons of Korah, a hymn of instruction and consolation written by a
member of the family of Korah,...
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But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave, redeeming him
from the hand or dominion of the realm of death; FOR HE SHALL RECEIVE
ME, up into the glory of everlasting life. SELAH. The belie...
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FROM THE POWER:
_ Heb._ from the hand of the grave
GRAVE:
Or, hell...
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15-20 Believers should not fear death. The distinction of men's
outward conditions, how great soever in life, makes none at death; but
the difference of men's spiritual states, though in this life it...
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Though no man can find out a ransom to redeem himself or his brother,
yet God can and will redeem me. MY SOUL; either properly; or myself or
life; for all comes to one. OF THE GRAVE; or, _of hell_; fo...
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BUT FOR THE UPRIGHT THERE IS HOPE. FOR THEM THERE IS A COMING MORNING
AND A REDEMPTION (PSALMS 49:14).
These two verses stand out on their own between the two ‘Selahs'. In
them the fate of the unright...
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REDEEM
(_ See Scofield) - (Isaiah 59:20). _
(_ See Scofield) - (Exodus 14:30). _
GRAVE
Hebrew, "Sheol,"
(_ See Scofield) - (Habakkuk 2:5). _...
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The chief musician here bids us not to fear the ungodly. However high
they may be placed, they are but dying men, and when they die their
hope shall perish with them. He gives a very graphic descripti...
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CONTENTS: The despicable character of those who trust in their wealth.
CHARACTERS: God, Psalmist.
CONCLUSION: There is no security in the possession and enjoyment of
wealth, for money cannot buy the...
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Psalms 49:1. _Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants
of the world._ The psalmist opens his song as a philosopher and a
prophet, giving equal instruction to all mankind.
Psalms 49:3. _M...
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_Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house
is increased._
EMPTY-HANDED WE DEPART
I remember an Eastern legend which I have always thought furnished a
remarkable commentary...
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_Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
both low and high, rich and poor, together._
THE INEQUALITIES OF SOCIETY
Impressive and instructive that scene in the wood of Sen...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 49:1. This is a wisdom psalm. In
particular, it addresses the confusion that the faithful often feel
when they encounter trouble even while unfaithful people seem to get
alo...
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 49:13 God treats these two groups differently
when they die. The unfaithful are LIKE SHEEP... APPOINTED FOR SHEOL,
while GOD WILL RANSOM the faithful person’s soul fro
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INTRODUCTION
_Superscription_.—“_To the Chief Musician, a psalm for the sons of
Korah_.” See Introduction to Psalms 42. Both the author of the
psalm, and the occasion on which it was composed, are unk...
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EXPOSITION
THIS is a didactic poem, and resembles in some respects Psalms 37:1,
and Psalms 73:1. It deals with the same problem—the contrast between
the lot of the righteous man, whom the wicked perse...
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Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
Both low and high, rich and poor, together. My mouth shall speak of
wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understandin...
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Acts 7:59; Hosea 13:14; John 14:3; Luke 23:46; Psalms 16:10;...
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God — Tho' no man can find out a ransom to redeem himself, yet God
can and will redeem me. The grave — The grave shall not have power
to retain me, but shall be forced to give me up into my father's
h...