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He will snatch me from the power of the grave. Interlude<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/49.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/49.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/49.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/49.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave, For He shall receive me. Selah</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/49.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, For He will receive me. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/49.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, For He will receive me. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/49.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol; For He will receive me. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/49.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, For He will receive me. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/49.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But God will redeem my life from the power of Sheol, For He will receive me. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/49.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But God will redeem me from the power of Sheol, for he will take me. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/49.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But God will redeem my life from the power of Sheol, for He will take me. Selah <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/49.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol; For he will receive me. [Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/49.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But God will rescue me from the power of death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/49.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol: for he shall receive me. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/49.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But God will buy me back from the power of hell because he will take me. [Selah]<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/49.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But God will rescue me; he will save me from the power of death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/49.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />God will truly redeem me from the power of Sheol. He will surely receive me! Interlude<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/49.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/49.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But God will rescue my life from the power of Sheol; certainly he will pull me to safety. (Selah) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/49.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/49.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/49.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/49.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Only, God ransoms my soul from the hand of Sheol, "" For He receives me. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/49.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Only, God doth ransom my soul from the hand of Sheol, For He doth receive me. Selah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/49.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />But God will redeem my soul from the hand of hades, for he will receive me. Silence.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/49.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But God will redeem my soul from the hand of hell, when he shall receive me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/49.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 48:16>Even so, truly God will redeem my soul from the hand of Hell, when he will receive me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/49.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But God will redeem my life, will take me from the hand of Sheol. <i>Selah</i> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/49.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/49.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But God will redeem my soul; from the power of the grave he will raise me up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/49.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />God will redeem my soul and he will raise me up from the hand of Sheol.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/49.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But God will redeem my soul from the power of the nether-world; For He shall receive me. Selah <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/49.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But God shall deliver my soul from the power of Hades, when he shall receive me. Pause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/49-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=5817" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/49.htm">The Evanescence of Wealth</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/389.htm" title="389: ’aḵ- (Adv) -- Surely, howbeit. Akin to 'aken; a particle of affirmation, surely; hence only.">But</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God</a> <a href="/hebrew/6299.htm" title="6299: yip̄·deh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To ransom. A primitive root; to sever, i.e. Ransom; gener. To release, preserve.">will redeem</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">my life</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: mî·yaḏ- (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/7585.htm" title="7585: šə·’ō·wl (N-cs) -- Or shol; from sha'al; Hades or the world of the dead, including its accessories and inmates.">Sheol,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: yiq·qā·ḥê·nî (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms:: 1cs) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">He will surely take me to Himself.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5542.htm" title="5542: se·lāh (Interjection) -- To lift up, exalt. From calah; suspension, i.e. Pause.">Selah</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>Do not be amazed when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-54.htm">1 Corinthians 15:54-57</a></span><br />When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come to pass: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.” / “Where, O Death, is your victory? Where, O Death, is your sting?” / The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-25.htm">John 11:25-26</a></span><br />Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies. / And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a></span><br />For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-16.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:16-17</a></span><br />For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise. / After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Revelation 21:4</a></span><br />‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/1-10.htm">2 Timothy 1:10</a></span><br />And now He has revealed this grace through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the gospel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/3-20.htm">Philippians 3:20-21</a></span><br />But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, / who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-20.htm">1 Corinthians 15:20-22</a></span><br />But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. / For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. / For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-24.htm">John 5:24</a></span><br />Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-11.htm">Romans 8:11</a></span><br />And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/25-8.htm">Isaiah 25:8</a></span><br />He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/13-14.htm">Hosea 13:14</a></span><br />I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from Death. Where, O Death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/19-25.htm">Job 19:25-27</a></span><br />But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth. / Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God. / I will see Him for myself; my eyes will behold Him, and not as a stranger. How my heart yearns within me!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/12-2.htm">Daniel 12:2</a></span><br />And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/16-10.htm">Psalm 16:10</a></span><br />For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.</p><p class="hdg">God</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/31-5.htm">Psalm 31:5</a></b></br> Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/56-13.htm">Psalm 56:13</a></b></br> For thou hast delivered my soul from death: <i>wilt</i> not <i>thou deliver</i> my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/73-24.htm">Psalm 73:24</a></b></br> Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me <i>to</i> glory.</p><p class="hdg">power [heb.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/16-10.htm">Psalm 16:10</a></b></br> For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/86-13.htm">Psalm 86:13</a></b></br> For great <i>is</i> thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/89-48.htm">Psalm 89:48</a></b></br> What man <i>is he that</i> liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.</p><p class="hdg">shall</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/23-46.htm">Luke 23:46</a></b></br> And 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/14-3.htm">John 14:3</a></b></br> And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, <i>there</i> ye may be also.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/7-59.htm">Acts 7:59</a></b></br> And they stoned Stephen, calling upon <i>God</i>, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/49-14.htm">Death</a> <a href="/psalms/49-14.htm">Grave</a> <a href="/psalms/48-10.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/49-8.htm">Life</a> <a href="/psalms/49-14.htm">Nether-World</a> <a href="/psalms/45-6.htm">Power</a> <a href="/psalms/49-8.htm">Ransom</a> <a href="/psalms/27-10.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/psalms/49-7.htm">Redeem</a> <a href="/psalms/49-13.htm">Selah</a> <a href="/psalms/49-14.htm">Sheol</a> <a href="/psalms/49-8.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/46-1.htm">Surely</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/49-17.htm">Death</a> <a href="/psalms/55-15.htm">Grave</a> <a href="/psalms/50-22.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/54-3.htm">Life</a> <a href="/psalms/55-15.htm">Nether-World</a> <a href="/psalms/54-1.htm">Power</a> <a href="/psalms/69-18.htm">Ransom</a> <a href="/psalms/73-24.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/psalms/55-18.htm">Redeem</a> <a href="/psalms/50-6.htm">Selah</a> <a href="/psalms/55-15.htm">Sheol</a> <a href="/psalms/49-18.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/51-5.htm">Surely</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 49</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/49-1.htm">An earnest persuasion to build the faith of resurrection</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/49-16.htm">Worldly prosperity is not to be admired</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/49.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/49.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>But God will redeem my life from Sheol</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the belief in God's power to save and deliver from death, a concept rooted in the Hebrew understanding of Sheol as the realm of the dead. The term "redeem" suggests a transaction or rescue, often associated with the kinsman-redeemer in the Old Testament, who would buy back a relative's property or freedom. This reflects God's role as a redeemer, akin to Boaz's redemption of Ruth. Theologically, this points to the hope of resurrection and eternal life, prefiguring Christ's victory over death. The assurance of redemption from Sheol contrasts with the fate of the wicked, who are often depicted as remaining in Sheol without hope.<p><b>for He will surely take me to Himself</b><br>This phrase conveys a personal and intimate relationship with God, suggesting not just deliverance from death but a promise of being in God's presence. The certainty expressed by "surely" underscores the psalmist's confidence in God's faithfulness. This can be seen as a foreshadowing of the New Testament promise of believers being with Christ after death, as seen in passages like <a href="/john/14-3.htm">John 14:3</a>, where Jesus promises to take His followers to be with Him. The idea of being taken to God also echoes the experiences of Enoch and Elijah, who were taken by God, symbolizing a direct transition to divine presence.<p><b>Selah</b><br>The term "Selah" is often understood as a pause or interlude, inviting the reader or listener to reflect on the preceding message. It serves as a moment to meditate on the profound truth of God's redemption and the assurance of His presence. In the context of the Psalms, "Selah" may also indicate a musical or liturgical pause, suggesting the importance of contemplation and worship in response to the truths expressed. This pause encourages believers to consider the implications of divine redemption and the hope of eternal life, reinforcing the psalm's message of trust in God's ultimate deliverance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, God is portrayed as the Redeemer who has the power to save and deliver from Sheol.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sheol.htm">Sheol</a></b><br>In Hebrew thought, Sheol is the realm of the dead, often depicted as a place of darkness and separation from God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_psalmist.htm">The Psalmist</a></b><br>The author of the Psalm, traditionally attributed to the sons of Korah, who expresses confidence in God's power to redeem.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god_as_redeemer.htm">God as Redeemer</a></b><br>Trust in God's power to redeem us from the depths of despair and death. He is not only able but willing to save us from the ultimate separation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_death.htm">Hope Beyond Death</a></b><br>As believers, we have a hope that transcends the grave. Our faith assures us that death is not the end, but a transition to being with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_relationship_with_god.htm">Personal Relationship with God</a></b><br>The promise of being taken to God emphasizes the personal nature of our relationship with Him. It is not just about escaping death, but about being united with our Creator.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/confidence_in_god's_promises.htm">Confidence in God's Promises</a></b><br>The assurance of redemption should strengthen our faith and confidence in all of God's promises. He is faithful to fulfill what He has spoken.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_with_eternal_perspective.htm">Living with Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>Understanding our redemption should influence how we live daily, focusing on eternal values rather than temporary gains.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_49.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 49</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_israelite_resurrection_belief.htm">If Psalm 49:15 promises redemption from Sheol, what historical or archaeological evidence supports the Israelite belief in a personal resurrection at that time? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_people_enter_hell_right_after_death.htm">Do people go to hell immediately after death?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_'sheol'_historical_or_metaphorical.htm">Psalm 139:8: Is there any historical or archaeological evidence for the biblical concept of “Sheol,” or is it purely metaphorical? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_49_7_align_with_jesus'_ransom.htm">In Psalm 49:7, it states no one can redeem another—how does this align with later claims that Jesus pays humanity’s ransom? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/49.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">But God will.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">But God shall redeem my life from the hand of sheol when it seizes me. </span>Taken by itself, this statement might only imply that when just at the point of death, the Divine favour would draw him back and rescue him. But taken with the rendering given above to the previous verse, we must see here the dim foreshadowing of a better hope, that death did not altogether break the covenant bond between Jehovah and His people, a hope to which, through the later psalms and the book of Job, we see the Hebrew mind feeling its way. (Comp. <a href="/psalms/16-10.htm" title="For you will not leave my soul in hell; neither will you suffer your Holy One to see corruption.">Psalm 16:10</a>; and see Note to <a href="/psalms/6-5.htm" title="For in death there is no remembrance of you: in the grave who shall give you thanks?">Psalm 6:5</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/49.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave</span>. Here is the solution of the "dark saying," the key to the" parable." The souls of the righteous will be redeemed, not by themselves, but by God - they will be delivered "from the power of the grave," or rather of Hades; and, while the ungodly are held under by death and the grave (ver. 14), they will be released, and enter upon a higher life. <span class="cmt_word">For he shall receive me</span>. As God "took Enoch," when he "was not" (<a href="/genesis/4-24.htm">Genesis 4:24</a>) - took him to be with himself - so he will "receive" every righteous soul, and take it home, and give it rest and peace in his own dwelling-place. As Professor Cheyne observes, "It is the weakest of explanations to say that the psalmist rejoices thus in the prospect of mere deliverance from the danger of death. A few years later, and the prospect will return in a heightened form." The fact is that "the poet has that religious intuition which forms the kernel of the hope of immortality." At the same time, we may admit, as Hupfeld argues, that the belief in immortality is "not here stated as a revealed doctrine, but as a presentiment, a deep inward conviction, inseparable from real living faith in a living God." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/49-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But</span><br /><span class="heb">אַךְ־</span> <span class="translit">(’aḵ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_389.htm">Strong's 389: </a> </span><span class="str2">A particle of affirmation, surely</span><br /><br /><span class="word">God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will redeem</span><br /><span class="heb">יִפְדֶּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(yip̄·deh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6299.htm">Strong's 6299: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sever, ransom, gener, to release, preserve</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my life</span><br /><span class="heb">נַ֭פְשִׁי</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִֽיַּד־</span> <span class="translit">(mî·yaḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Sheol,</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁא֑וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(šə·’ō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7585.htm">Strong's 7585: </a> </span><span class="str2">Underworld (place to which people descend at death)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He will surely take me to Himself.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִקָּחֵ֣נִי</span> <span class="translit">(yiq·qā·ḥê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Selah</span><br /><span class="heb">סֶֽלָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(se·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5542.htm">Strong's 5542: </a> </span><span class="str2">Suspension, pause</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/49-15.htm">Psalm 49:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/49-15.htm">Psalm 49:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/49-15.htm">Psalm 49:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/49-15.htm">Psalm 49:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/49-15.htm">Psalm 49:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/49-15.htm">Psalm 49:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/49-15.htm">Psalm 49:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/49-15.htm">Psalm 49:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/49-15.htm">Psalm 49:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/49-15.htm">Psalm 49:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/49-15.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 49:15 But God will redeem my soul (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/49-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 49:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 49:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/49-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 49:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 49:16" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>