Psalms 49 · Verse 14

Psalms 49:14

Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
Psalms 49:14, King James Version

Psalms 49:14 in other translations

BSBLike sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.
WEBThey 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.
ASVThey are appointed as a flock for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd: And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; And their beauty shall be for Sheol to consume, That there be no habitation for it.
YLTAs sheep for Sheol they have set themselves, Death doth afflict them, And the upright rule over them in the morning, And their form is for consumption. Sheol is a dwelling for him.
DARBYLike sheep are they laid in Sheol: Death feedeth on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their comeliness shall be for Sheol to consume, that there be no habitation for them.
BBEDeath will give them their food like sheep; the underworld is their fate and they will go down into it; their flesh is food for worms; their form is wasted away; the underworld is their resting-place for ever.
WebsterLike sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.

What does Psalms 49:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
14. Like sheep--(compare Psa 49:12) unwittingly, they are laid--or, "put," &c. death shall feed on--or, better, "shall rule" them--as a shepherd (compare "feed," Psa 28:9, Margin). have dominion over--or, "subdue" them in the morning--suddenly, or in their turn. their beauty--literally, "form" or shape. shall consume--literally, "is for the consumption," that is, of the grave. from their dwelling--literally, "from their home (they go) to it," that is, the grave.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 Like sheep they are laid in the grave - לשאול lishol, into sheol, the place of separate spirits. Death shall feed on them מות ירעם maveth yirem, "Death shall feed them!" What an astonishing change! All the good things of life were once their portion, and they lived only to eat and drink; and now they live in sheol, and Death himself feeds them? and with what? Damnation. Houbigant reads the verse thus: "Like sheep they shall be laid in the place of the dead; death shall feed on them; their morning shepherds rule over them; and their flesh is to be consumed. Destruction is to them in their folds."

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 49:6-14

Here is a description of the spirit and way of worldly people. A man may have wealth, and may have his heart enlarged in love, thankfulness, and obedience, and may do good with it. Therefore it is not men's having riches that proves them to be worldly, but their setting their hearts upon them as the best things. Worldly men have only some floating thoughts of the things of God, while their fixed thoughts, their…

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Psalms 49:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כַּצֹּ֤אן\׀ka.Tzonlike <the> sheepH6629
לִֽשְׁא֣וֹלlish.'olfor SheolH7585
שַׁתּוּ֮sha.Tuthey have been appointedH8371
מָ֤וֶתMa.vetdeathH4194
יִ֫רְעֵ֥םyir.'Emit will shepherd themH7462
וַיִּרְדּ֘וּvai.yir.Duand they ruledH7287
בָ֤םvamover them
יְשָׁרִ֨ים\׀ye.sha.Rimupright [people]H3477
לַבֹּ֗קֶרla.Bo.kerto the morningH1242
וְ֭צוּרָםVe.tzu.romand form theirH6697
לְבַלּ֥וֹתle.va.Lot[is] for [the] consuming ofH1086
שְׁא֗וֹלshe.'olSheolH7585
מִזְּבֻ֥לmi.ze.Vulfrom lofty abodeH2073
לֽוֹ\׃loof him

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Cross references for Psalms 49:14

  • Malachi 4:3

    And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the Lord of hosts.

  • 1 Corinthians 6:2

    Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

  • Job 30:23

    For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living.

  • Job 24:19-20

    Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned. The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree.

  • Daniel 7:22

    Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.

  • Jeremiah 12:3

    But thou, O Lord, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.

  • Psalms 39:11

    When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.

  • Psalms 30:5

    For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

  • Luke 22:30

    That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

  • Romans 8:36

    As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

  • Daniel 7:18

    But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.

  • Psalms 44:11

    Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Like.
44:11; Jer 12:3; Ro 8:36
they.
Job 17:13,14; 21:13,26; 30:23; Ec 12:7; Isa 38:10,11
death.
Job 24:19,20
upright.
47:3; Da 7:22; Mal 4:3; Lu 22:30; 1Co 6:2; Re 2:26,27; 20:4,5
morning.
30:5; Ho 6:3
their.
39:11; Job 4:21
beauty. or, strength. in the grave, etc. or, the gravebeing an habitation to every one of them.
Job 30:23

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Context

  • Psalms 49:13

    This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.

  • Psalms 49:14

    Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.

  • Psalms 49:15

    But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.

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Psalms 49:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Como rebaños serán puestos en la sepultura; la muerte se cebará en ellos; y los rectos se enseñorearán de ellos por la mañana: y se consumirá su bien parecer en el sepulcro de su morada.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Ce chemin qu’ils tiennent est leur folie; mais ceux qui viennent après eux prennent plaisir aux propos de leur bouche. Sélah.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Man legt sie in den Scheol wie Schafe, der Tod weidet sie; und am Morgen herrschen die Aufrichtigen über sie; und ihre Gestalt wird der Scheol verzehren, fern von ihrer Wohnung.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Immola Deo sacrificium laudis, et redde Altissimo vota tua.