Psalms 49:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

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.

Like sheep they are laid in the grave (so Psalms 49:12; Psalms 49:20.)

And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning - after the ungodly have been suddenly swept away the night (note, Psalms 49:12; also note, Psalms 46:5). As Sennacherib's host was destroyed in the night, and God's people triumphed in the morning. Compare Job 27:20. The antitypical fulfillment shall be at the resurrection morning, when the "saints shall possess the kingdom" (Daniel 7:22), and they "shall tread down the wicked" as "ashes under the soles of their feet" (Malachi 4:3; Revelation 2:26; Revelation 20:4).

And their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling - literally, 'their beauty (is) for the consumption of the grave (being dislodged), from their dwelling'-namely from those magnificent abodes which they had hoped to occupy continually.

Psalms 49:14

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 beautyc shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.