OLD TESTAMENT · VERSE 14

Psalms 49:14

World English Bible Updated

They are appointed as a flock for Sheol.

Death shall be their shepherd.

The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning.

Their beauty shall decay in Sheol,

far from their mansion.

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THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE

Psalms 49:14 in context

Psalms 49:11–17

11

Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever,

and their dwelling places to all generations.

They name their lands after themselves.

12

But man, despite his riches, doesn’t endure.

He is like the animals that perish.

13

This is the destiny of those who are foolish,

and of those who approve their sayings. Selah.

14
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They are appointed as a flock for Sheol.

Death shall be their shepherd.

The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning.

Their beauty shall decay in Sheol,

far from their mansion.

15

But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol,

for he will receive me. Selah.

16

Don’t be afraid when a man is made rich,

when the glory of his house is increased;

17

for when he dies he will carry nothing away.

His glory won’t descend after him.

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Source notes

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  1. Sheol is the place of the dead.
  2. Sheol is the place of the dead.

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