Salmi 49:17

17 Perciocchè, quando egli morrà non torrà seco nulla; La sua gloria non gli scenderà dietro.

Salmi 49:17 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 49:17

For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away
Such men, with all their riches and honour, must die; therefore why should men be afraid of them? or wherein are they to be accounted of, whose breath is in their nostrils? nor can they carry either of them with them; their riches will be of no profit to them after death, when they will be upon a level with the poor, who will have nothing to fear from them; see ( 1 Timothy 6:7 ) ;

his glory shall not descend after him;
either into the grave, the pit of corruption, the lower part of the earth, where kings, princes, counsellors, and peasants, are all alike, ( Job 3:14 Job 3:15 Job 3:19 ) ; or into hell, where are no titles of honour, nor respect of persons; no Pharaoh king of Egypt, or Sennacherib king of Assyria, there; but plain Pharaoh see ( Ezekiel 32:31 Ezekiel 32:32 ) .

Salmi 49:17 In-Context

15 Ma Iddio riscuoterà l’anima mia dal sepolcro;

16 Non temere, quando alcuno sarà arricchito, Quando la gloria della sua casa sarà accresciuta.

17 Perciocchè, quando egli morrà non torrà seco nulla; La sua gloria non gli scenderà dietro.

18 Benchè egli abbia benedetta l’anima sua in vita sua; E tali ti lodino, se tu ti dài piacere, e buon tempo;

19 Quella verrà là ove è la generazion de’ suoi padri; Giammai in eterno non vedranno la luce.