Salmos 89:48

48 ¿Qué hombre vivirá y no verá muerte? ¿Librarás su alma de la mano del Seol? (Selah.

Salmos 89:48 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 89:48

What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death?
&c.] Every living man must die; as sure as a man lives, so sure he shall die: be he strong and mighty, as the word signifies, or weak and sickly; be he high or low, rich or poor, prince or peasant, righteous or wicked; persons of all ranks, states, and conditions, age or sex, must die; for all have sinned; and it is the appointment of God that they should die, and very few are the exceptions; as Enoch and Elijah, and those that will be found alive at Christ's coming:

shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave;
either from going down into it, or coming under the power of it; so the Targum,

``what man is he that shall live, and shall not see the angel of death (( Hebrews 2:14 ) ) shall he deliver his soul from his hand, that he should not go down to the house of his grave?''

or deliver himself from the power of it, when in it; that is, raise himself from the dead: none ever did this, or ever can: Christ indeed undertook, and has promised, to redeem his people from the power of the grave, upon which they have believed they should be delivered; see ( Hosea 13:14 ) ( Psalms 49:15 ) , but if Christ rose not himself, which was the thing now in question, how could it be? the case stands thus; every man must die; no man can raise himself from the dead; if Christ rise not, everyone must continue under the power of the grave; for then there could be no resurrection.

Selah. (See Gill on Psalms 3:2).

Salmos 89:48 In-Context

46 ¿Hasta cuándo, oh SEÑOR? ¿Te esconderás para siempre? ¿Arderá para siempre tu ira como el fuego

47 Acuérdate de cuán corto sea mi tiempo. ¿Por qué creaste sujetos a vanidad a todos los hijos del hombre

48 ¿Qué hombre vivirá y no verá muerte? ¿Librarás su alma de la mano del Seol? (Selah.

49 Señor, ¿dónde están tus antiguas misericordias? Has jurado a David por tu verdad

50 Señor, acuérdate del oprobio de tus siervos; oprobio que llevo yo en mi seno de muchos pueblos