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Verse Psalms 49:14. _LIKE SHEEP THEY ARE LAID IN THE GRAVE_]
לשאול _lishol,_ _into sheol_, the place of _separate_ spirits.
_DEATH SHALL FEED ON THEM_] מות ירעם _maveth yirem_, "Death
shall feed the...
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LIKE SHEEP THEY ARE LAID IN THE GRAVE - The allusion here is to a
flock as “driven” forward by the shepherd; and the meaning is that
they are driven forward to the grave, as it were, in flocks, or as...
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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...
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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...
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THE GRAVE. Hebrew. _Sheol._ App-35. Occurs three times in this Psalm,
verses: Psalms 49:14; Psalms 49:15.
FEED ON THEM. shepherd them. Figure of speech _Prosopopoeia._
THE MORNING: i.e. the resurrect...
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The fate of the godless rich man is further described, and contrasted
with the Psalmist's confidence....
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Like sheep are they put into Sheol;
Death shepherdeth them;
And the upright have dominion over them in the morning,
And their form shall Sheol consume, that it have no more habitation.
What become...
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LIKE SHEEP, &C.— _Like sheep they shall be laid in the place of the
dead; death shall feed on them; their morning-shepherds rule over
them, and their flesh is to be consumed: destruction is to them in...
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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LIKE SHEEP, etc.] RV 'They are appointed as a flock for Sheol; Death
shall be their shepherd'—a grim and forcible figure.
IN THE MORNING] when God's day of reckoning dawns. SHALL CONSUME,
etc.] RV 's...
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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...
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LIKE SHEEP THEY ARE LAID IN THE GRAVE. — Rather, _like a flock for
sheol they are arranged; death is their shepherd._ While planning for
a long life, and mapping out their estates as if for a permanen...
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_[Psalms 49:15]_ כַּ † צֹּ֤אן ׀ לִֽ שְׁאֹ֣ול...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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(k) Like sheep they are laid in the grave; (l) death shall feed on
them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the (m)
morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their
dwelli...
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_Vows. A faithless promise is very displeasing, Ecclesiastes v. 3.
True religion must be interior, (Calmet) also 1 Corinthians xiv. 15.
(Haydock) --- We must discharge, not only our general, (Menochiu...
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This is a sad, but too true picture of unawakened, careless Christless
sinners. How poor, and even like senseless animals for slaughter, is
their life. How fearful their end!...
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14_Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed them _(227)
The figure is striking. They go down into the grave as sheep are
gathered into the fold by the shepherd. The entire world might n...
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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...
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LIKE SHEEP THEY ARE LAID IN THE GRAVE,.... They are not in life like
sheep, harmless and innocent; nor reckoned as such for the slaughter,
as the people of God are; unless it be that they are like the...
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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.
Ver. 14...
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_Like sheep_ Which for a season are fed in large and sweet pastures,
but at the owner's pleasure are led away to the slaughter, not
knowing, nor considering whither they are going; _they are laid in t...
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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,...
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Like sheep they are laid in the grave, in spite of their alleged
superiority and the greatness of their wealth; DEATH SHALL FEED ON
THEM, they are subject to its corruption; AND THE UPRIGHT SHALL HAVE...
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BEAUTY:
Or, strength
IN THE GRAVE, FROM THEIR DWELLING:
Or, the grave being an habitation to every one of them...
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6-14 Here is a description of the spirit and way of worldly people. A
man may have wealth, and may have his heart enlarged in love,
thankfulness, and obedience, and may do good with it. Therefore it...
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LIKE SHEEP; which for a season are fed in large and sweet pastures,
but at the owner's pleasure are put together in close and comfortless
folds, and led away to the slaughter, not knowing nor consider...
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BUT FOR THE UPRIGHT THERE IS HOPE. FOR THEM THERE IS A COMING MORNING
AND A REDEMPTION (PSALMS 49:14).
These two verses stand out on their own between the two ‘Selahs'. In
them the fate of the unright...
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GRAVE
Hebrew, "Sheol,"
(_ See Scofield) - (Habakkuk 2:5). _...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them!_
TWO SHEPHERDS AND TWO FLOCKS
(with Revelation 7:17):--These two verses have a much closer
parallelism in expression than appears in...
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_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...
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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...
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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
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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...
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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...
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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...
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1 Corinthians 6:2; Daniel 7:22; Ecclesiastes 12:7; Hosea 6:3; Isa
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Sheep — Which for a season are in sweet pastures, but at the owner's
pleasure are led away to the slaughter. Death — The first death
shall consume their bodies, and the second death shall devour their...