Psalmen 49:9

9 (Want de verlossing hunner ziel is te kostelijk, en zal in eeuwigheid ophouden);

Psalmen 49:9 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 49:9

That he should still live for ever
Or "though he should live" ^F23. Though the rich man should live ever so long, a thousand years twice told, as in ( Ecclesiastes 6:6 ) ; yet he could not in all this time, with all his riches, redeem his brother; and at last must die himself, and so must his brother too, as his own experience and observation may assure him, ( Psalms 49:10 ) . Or the meaning is, he cannot so redeem his brother, or give to God a ransom for him, that he should live a corporeal life for ever, and never die; since all men die, wise men and fools, rich and poor; and much less that he should live and enjoy an "eternal life", as the Targum; a life of happiness and bliss hereafter, which is not to be obtained by gold and silver, but is the pure gift of God;

[and] not see corruption;
the grave, the pit of corruption, the house appointed for all living: or "the judgment of hell", according to the Chaldee paraphrase.

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FOOTNOTES:

F23 (yhyw) "etiamsi vivat", Gejerus.

Psalmen 49:9 In-Context

7 Aangaande degenen, die op hun goed vertrouwen; en op de veelheid huns rijkdoms roemen;

8 Niemand van hen zal zijn broeder immermeer kunnen verlossen; hij zal Gode zijn rantsoen niet kunnen geven;

9 (Want de verlossing hunner ziel is te kostelijk, en zal in eeuwigheid ophouden);

10 Dat hij ook voortaan geduriglijk zou leven, en de verderving niet zien.

11 Want hij ziet, dat de wijzen sterven, dat te zamen een dwaas en een onvernuftige omkomen, en hun goed anderen nalaten.