Psalm 49:14-15
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
14 Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol;
Death shall be their shepherd;
straight to the grave they descend,[a]
and their form shall waste away;
Sheol shall be their home.[b]
15 But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol,
for he will receive me.Selah
Footnotes
- Psalm 49:14 Cn: Heb the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning
- Psalm 49:14 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Psalm 49:14-15
Authorized (King James) Version
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.
15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave:
for he shall receive me. Selah.
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