Psalm 49:15
New International Version
But God will redeem me from the realm of the dead; he will surely take me to himself.

New Living Translation
But as for me, God will redeem my life. He will snatch me from the power of the grave. Interlude

English Standard Version
But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah

Berean Standard Bible
But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. Selah

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

New King James Version
But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave, For He shall receive me. Selah

New American Standard Bible
But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, For He will receive me. Selah

NASB 1995
But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, For He will receive me. Selah.

NASB 1977
But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol; For He will receive me. Selah.

Legacy Standard Bible
But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, For He will receive me. Selah.

Amplified Bible
But God will redeem my life from the power of Sheol, For He will receive me. Selah.

Christian Standard Bible
But God will redeem me from the power of Sheol, for he will take me. Selah

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But God will redeem my life from the power of Sheol, for He will take me. Selah

American Standard Version
But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol; For he will receive me. [Selah

Contemporary English Version
But God will rescue me from the power of death.

English Revised Version
But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol: for he shall receive me. Selah

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But God will buy me back from the power of hell because he will take me. [Selah]

Good News Translation
But God will rescue me; he will save me from the power of death.

International Standard Version
God will truly redeem me from the power of Sheol. He will surely receive me! Interlude

Majority Standard Bible
But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. Selah

NET Bible
But God will rescue my life from the power of Sheol; certainly he will pull me to safety. (Selah)

New Heart English Bible
But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah.

Webster's Bible Translation
But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.

World English Bible
But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Only, God ransoms my soul from the hand of Sheol, "" For He receives me. Selah.

Young's Literal Translation
Only, God doth ransom my soul from the hand of Sheol, For He doth receive me. Selah.

Smith's Literal Translation
But God will redeem my soul from the hand of hades, for he will receive me. Silence.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But God will redeem my soul from the hand of hell, when he shall receive me.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Even so, truly God will redeem my soul from the hand of Hell, when he will receive me.

New American Bible
But God will redeem my life, will take me from the hand of Sheol. Selah

New Revised Standard Version
But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
But God will redeem my soul; from the power of the grave he will raise me up.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
God will redeem my soul and he will raise me up from the hand of Sheol.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
But God will redeem my soul from the power of the nether-world; For He shall receive me. Selah

Brenton Septuagint Translation
But God shall deliver my soul from the power of Hades, when he shall receive me. Pause.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Evanescence of Wealth
14Like 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. 15But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. Selah 16Do not be amazed when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases.…

Cross References
1 Corinthians 15:54-57
When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come to pass: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.” / “Where, O Death, is your victory? Where, O Death, is your sting?” / The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. ...

John 11:25-26
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies. / And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”

Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise. / After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.

Revelation 21:4
‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”

2 Timothy 1:10
And now He has revealed this grace through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the gospel,

Philippians 3:20-21
But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, / who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.

1 Corinthians 15:20-22
But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. / For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. / For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.

John 5:24
Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.

Romans 8:11
And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.

Isaiah 25:8
He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.

Hosea 13:14
I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from Death. Where, O Death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes.

Job 19:25-27
But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth. / Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God. / I will see Him for myself; my eyes will behold Him, and not as a stranger. How my heart yearns within me!

Daniel 12:2
And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.

Psalm 16:10
For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.


Treasury of Scripture

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

God

Psalm 31:5
Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth.

Psalm 56:13
For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?

Psalm 73:24
Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.

power [heb.

Psalm 16:10
For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

Psalm 86:13
For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.

Psalm 89:48
What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.

shall

Luke 23:46
And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.

John 14:3
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

Acts 7:59
And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

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But God
This phrase introduces a divine intervention that contrasts with human limitations. In Hebrew, the word for God here is "Elohim," which emphasizes His power and sovereignty. The use of "But" signifies a turning point, indicating that despite human inability to save themselves from death, God has the power to change the narrative. This reflects the biblical theme of God's redemptive power and His ability to intervene in human affairs, offering hope and salvation.

will redeem
The Hebrew word for "redeem" is "padah," which means to ransom or rescue. This term is often used in the context of freeing someone from bondage or captivity. In the biblical context, redemption is a central theme, symbolizing God's deliverance of His people from sin and death. This phrase assures believers of God's promise to rescue them from the ultimate consequence of sin, which is death, through His divine intervention.

my soul
The word "soul" in Hebrew is "nephesh," which refers to the life or the essence of a person. It encompasses the whole being, not just the spiritual aspect. This indicates that God's redemption is comprehensive, affecting every part of a person's existence. The assurance that God will redeem the soul highlights the personal nature of God's salvation, emphasizing that He cares for each individual intimately.

from the power of Sheol
"Sheol" is a Hebrew term that refers to the grave or the abode of the dead. It represents the finality of death and the separation from the living. The "power of Sheol" suggests the inescapable grip of death. However, the promise that God will redeem from this power underscores His authority over life and death. It reassures believers that death is not the end, as God has the power to overcome it.

for He will take me
The phrase "He will take me" implies a personal and direct action by God. The Hebrew word "laqach" means to take or receive, often used in the context of taking someone into one's care. This suggests a personal relationship between God and the believer, where God actively brings the individual into His presence. It reflects the hope of eternal life and communion with God, affirming the believer's trust in God's promise of salvation.

(15) But God will.--Better, But God shall redeem my life from the hand of sheol when it seizes me. Taken by itself, this statement might only imply that when just at the point of death, the Divine favour would draw him back and rescue him. But taken with the rendering given above to the previous verse, we must see here the dim foreshadowing of a better hope, that death did not altogether break the covenant bond between Jehovah and His people, a hope to which, through the later psalms and the book of Job, we see the Hebrew mind feeling its way. (Comp. Psalm 16:10; and see Note to Psalm 6:5.)

Verse 15. - But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave. Here is the solution of the "dark saying," the key to the" parable." The souls of the righteous will be redeemed, not by themselves, but by God - they will be delivered "from the power of the grave," or rather of Hades; and, while the ungodly are held under by death and the grave (ver. 14), they will be released, and enter upon a higher life. For he shall receive me. As God "took Enoch," when he "was not" (Genesis 4:24) - took him to be with himself - so he will "receive" every righteous soul, and take it home, and give it rest and peace in his own dwelling-place. As Professor Cheyne observes, "It is the weakest of explanations to say that the psalmist rejoices thus in the prospect of mere deliverance from the danger of death. A few years later, and the prospect will return in a heightened form." The fact is that "the poet has that religious intuition which forms the kernel of the hope of immortality." At the same time, we may admit, as Hupfeld argues, that the belief in immortality is "not here stated as a revealed doctrine, but as a presentiment, a deep inward conviction, inseparable from real living faith in a living God."

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
But
אַךְ־ (’aḵ-)
Adverb
Strong's 389: A particle of affirmation, surely

God
אֱלֹהִ֗ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

will redeem
יִפְדֶּ֣ה (yip̄·deh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6299: To sever, ransom, gener, to release, preserve

my life
נַ֭פְשִׁי (nap̄·šî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

from
מִֽיַּד־ (mî·yaḏ-)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3027: A hand

Sheol,
שְׁא֑וֹל (šə·’ō·wl)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 7585: Underworld (place to which people descend at death)

for
כִּ֖י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

He will surely take me to Himself.
יִקָּחֵ֣נִי (yiq·qā·ḥê·nî)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 3947: To take

Selah
סֶֽלָה׃ (se·lāh)
Interjection
Strong's 5542: Suspension, pause


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