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Psalms 49:15

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.

Psalms 49:15 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 49:15

Theological / Devotional

My soul. “Me” (see on Ps. 16:10).

From the power of the grave. Literally, “from the hand of she’ol” (see on Prov. 15:11), a vivid personification.

He shall receive me. Better, “He shall receive me for Himself.” In this short clause, all the more powerful because of its brevity, is a suggestion of the doctrine of a future life and the resurrection from the dead. In Gen. 5:24 another form of the same verb describes the translation of Enoch (see 2 Kings 2:10).

Selah. See p. 629.

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