KJV King James Version
But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Psalm 49:15
But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. Selah
WEB World English Bible
But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah.
ASV American Standard Version
But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol; For he will receive me. [Selah
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Only, God doth ransom my soul from the hand of Sheol, For He doth receive me. Selah.
Surrounding context — Psalm 49
12 Nevertheless man [being] in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts [that] perish.
13 This their way [is] their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.
14 Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
16 Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
17 For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
18 Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and [men] will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
Topics connected to this verse
Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
Cross-references
Psalm 73:24Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me [to] glory.Psalm 56:13For thou hast delivered my soul from death: [wilt] not [thou deliver] my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?Psalm 86:13For great [is] thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.Psalm 89:48What man [is he that] liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.Hosea 13:14I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.Psalm 16:10-11For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.Revelation 5:9And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;Genesis 5:24And Enoch walked with God: and he [was] not; for God took him.Revelation 14:13And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed [are] the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.Luke 23:46And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.John 14:3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, [there] ye may be also.Psalm 31:5Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth.Acts 7:59And they stoned Stephen, calling upon [God], and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION
Compare classic commentaries on Psalm 49:15
Put Matthew Henry, Adam Clarke, Calvin, Wesley, Barnes, Jamieson–Fausset–Brown, Aquinas’ Catena and other public-domain sources beside the passage.
Compare commentaries →