Salmi 49:17

17 Perché, quando morrà, non porterà seco nulla; la sua gloria non scenderà dietro a lui.

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 riscatterà l’anima mia dal potere del soggiorno dei morti, perché mi prenderà con sé. Sela.
16 Non temere quand’uno s’arricchisce, quando si accresce la gloria della sua casa.
17 Perché, quando morrà, non porterà seco nulla; la sua gloria non scenderà dietro a lui.
18 Benché tu, mentre vivi, ti reputi felice, e la gente ti lodi per i godimenti che ti procuri,
19 tu te ne andrai alla generazione de’ tuoi padri, che non vedranno mai più la luce.
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