“ He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light. ”
He shall go to the generation of his fathers - To be gathered to one’s own people, or to his fathers, is a common expression in the Old Testament in speaking of death. See Genesis 25:8 , Genesi...
(o) He shall go to the generation of his fathers; (p) they shall never see light. (o) And not pass the term appointed for life. (p) Both they and their fathers will live here but a while and at len...
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...
He shall . [Yet] he shall, &c, continuing from Psalms 49:18 . his: i.e. the man's. They: i.e. those fathers.
19 He shall come to the age of his fathers He proceeds to show how false are the flatteries by which the wicked deceive themselves, and are deceived by others. Be they ever so intoxicated wi...
He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light. They shall never see light - Rise again they shall; but they shall never see the light of glory, for there is prepared for th...
He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light. He - or, 'it (the soul) shall go,' for the Hebrew verb is feminine. Hengstenberg takes it second person, 'THOU shalt...
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...
They shall never. — Better, who will never again look on the light, i.e. , “never live again,” implying, in contrast, a hope of a resurrection for the upright. (See Note Psalms 49:14 .)
Psalms 49:1-20 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...
the Folly of Trusting in Riches Psalms 49:1-20 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...
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. Ther...
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: a...
He shall go to the generation of his fathers ,.... Be gathered to them at death; or "to the dwelling place of his fathers" m; either the grave, or hell, or both; the habitation of his wicked ancesto...
He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light. Ver. 19. He shall go to the generation of his fathers ] i.e. To the grave, or albeit he come to the age of his fathers,...
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...
Privilege of the Godly. 15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah. 1...
Now he returns again to the third person. Such sudden and repeated changes are frequent in this book. To the generation of his fathers, i.e. to the grave and hell, where he shall meet with his wick...
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:...
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...
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 descript...
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:...
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...
EXPOSITION THIS is a didactic poem, and resembles in some respects Psalms 37:1-19 , and Psalms 73:1-19 . It deals with the same problem—the contrast between the lot of the righteous man, who...
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 Kora...
1 Kings 16:6 ; Ecclesiastes 12:7 ; Ecclesiastes 3:21 ; Genesis 15:15 ; Job 33:30 ; Jude 1:13 ; Luke 12:20 ; Luke 16:22 ; Luke 16:23 ; Matthew 22:13 ; Matthew 8:12 ; Psalms 56:13
He — Now he returns to the third person: such changes are frequent in this book. Go — To the grave and hell, where he shall meet with his wicked parents, who by their counsel and example, led him i...