Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Psalms 49:18
Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and (n) [men] will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
(n) The flatterers praise them who live in delight and pleasures.
Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and (n) [men] will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
(n) The flatterers praise them who live in delight and pleasures.
Verse Psalms 49:18. _HE BLESSED HIS SOUL_] He did all he could to procure himself animal gratifications, and he was applauded for it; for it is the custom of the world to praise them who pay most atte...
THOUGH WHILE HE LIVED - Margin, as in Hebrew, “in his life.” More literally, “in his lives.” The idea is, as long as he lived. HE BLESSED HIS SOUL - That is, he blessed himself; he congratulated himse...
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...
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...
THOUGH. For. HIS SOUL. himself. Hebrew. _nephesh._ AND MEN WILL PRAISE. And [though] men praise thee when, &c....
The rich man cannot carry his wealth with him when he dies. The thought already expressed in Psalms 49:10 is resumed and further developed....
_blessed his soul_ Congratulated himself on his good fortune, flattering himself that he was beyond the reach of misfortune. Cp. Deuteronomy 29:19; Luke 12:19. men _will praise thee_ Men praise thee...
THOUGH WHILE HE LIVED, &C.— Houbigant, after many of the ancient versions, renders this, _Though in life he indulges himself, and will praise thee so long as thou shalt do well to him,_ Psalms 49:19....
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...
_THOUGH WHILE HE LIVED HE BLESSED HIS SOUL: AND MEN WILL PRAISE THEE, WHEN THOU DOEST WELL TO THYSELF._ Though while he lived he blessed his soul - as the rich fool congratulated himself on his own h...
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...
BLESSED HIS SOUL] congratulated himself on his wealth: cp. Luke 12:19....
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...
THOUGH, WHILE HE LIVED.... — This is abundantly illustrated by our Lord’s parable of the rich fool (Luke 12:19; comp. Deuteronomy 29:19). AND MEN WILL. — Rather, _and though men praise thee,_ &c. “Alt...
_[Psalms 49:19]_ כִּֽי ־נַ֭פְשֹׁו בְּ חַיָּ֣יו יְבָרֵ֑ךְ...
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...
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...
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...
What a close is here made to the rich man's pomp! How terrible is death to all such characters! Wherein doth he differ from the brutes that perish? A mere animal life was all that belonged to both: an...
_SUCCESS_ ‘For while he lived, he counted himself an happy man: and so long as thou doest well unto thyself, men will speak good of thee.’ Psalms 49:18 (Prayer Book Version) ‘Nothing succeeds like...
18_For he will bless his soul in his lifetime _Various meanings have been attached to this verse. Some read, _He ought to have blessed his soul during his life _Others apply the first clause of the ve...
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...
THOUGH WHILE HE LIVED HE BLESSED HIS SOUL,.... Praised and extolled himself on account of his acquisitions and merit; or proclaimed himself a happy man, because of his wealth and riches; or foolishly...
Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and [men] will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself. Ver. 18. _Though whilst he lived he blessed his soul_] As that rich fool did, Luke 12:16,21, an...
_Though he blessed his soul_ That is, applauded himself as a wise and happy man. See Luke 12:19. _And men will praise thee_, &c. As he flatters himself, so he meets with parasites that applaud and fla...
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,...
Though while he lived, he blessed his soul, flattering himself that he was truly happy and trying to enjoy life accordingly, Deuteronomy 29:18; Luke 12:19; AND MEN WILL PRAISE THEE WHEN THOU DOEST WEL...
WHILES HE LIVED: _ Heb._ in his life...
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...
HE BLESSED HIS SOUL, i.e. he applauded himself as a wise and happy man: compare LUKE 12:19. MEN WILL PRAISE THEE: and as he pleaseth and flattereth himself, so he meets with parasites that applaud and...
Psalms 49:18 lives H2416 blesses H1288 (H8762) himself H5315 praise H3034 (H8686) well H3190 (H8686)...
THE UPRIGHT ARE NOT THEREFORE TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE WAY THAT THE RICH SEEM TO FLOURISH, FOR IN THE END THE RICH WHO DO NOT HAVE TRUE UNDERSTANDING WILL SIMPLY PERISH LIKE THE BEASTS (PSALMS 49:16)...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
_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...
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
1 Samuel 25:6; Acts 12:20; Deuteronomy 29:19; Esther 3:2; Hosea 12:8;
Blessed — He applauded himself as an happy man. Men — And as he flatters himself, so parasites flatter him for their own advantage. When — When thou dost indulge thyself, and advance thy worldly inter...