Psalm 49:17

17 porque nada se llevará cuando muera, ni su gloria descenderá con él.

Psalm 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 ) .

Psalm 49:17 In-Context

15 Pero Dios redimirá mi alma del poder del Seol, pues El me recibirá. (Selah)

16 No temas cuando alguno se enriquece, cuando la gloria de su casa aumenta;

17 porque nada se llevará cuando muera, ni su gloria descenderá con él.

18 Aunque mientras viva, a sí mismo se felicite (y aunque los hombres te alaben cuando prosperes),

19 irá a reunirse con la generación de sus padres, quienes nunca verán la luz.

Footnotes

• [a] O, riqueza