Tag: Psalm 49

The author, The Sons of Korah sums it all up, “A man with valuable possessions but without understanding is like the animals that perish.” Solomon adds more insight, “As for men, God tests them so that they may see that they are like the animals. Man’s fate is like that of the animals; the same […]

How can a person know if when they die they will descend below as their body lays decaying in the grave or if they will rise from the dead and eternally see the light of day? These verses give unexpected answers to some preconceived illusions. If I am born rich and die rich, is this […]

The grave (Sheol in Hebrew) is personified as a predator, perhaps a lion or wolf. The rich, who were the wicked in previous verses (5-6, 12) are being guided by the predator Grave to itself where it will feed on them for eternity. Like sheep, they do not know that they are led to the […]

Death is sure. As the sun rises in the east and sets in the west a person comes forth to breathe the first breath and goes down when they breathe their last. Even if in between the first and last breath the person exhibits wisdom, has great riches, lives as a fool, and makes senseless […]

The price of human life is high. The human soul is precious, each unique and fearfully made. When born all of Adam are slaves of sin and are thus owned by death. All born of Adam sin and thus die. (Romans 3:23; 1 Corinthians 15:22) No one is perfect, not even one. Benjamin Franklin and […]

Wealth has the capacity to empower. The empowerment that wealth obtains is mostly used for self at others’ peril. The natural tendency is to place self before others. This shared human nature grows in the hearts of any who entertains it, burning away compassion and love. When given the chance to overpower others most will […]

Psalm 49 is like none before it. This is a proverb psalm; wisdom set to music. Jesus was known to say, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” (Matthew 11:15, 13:9, 13:43; Mark 4:9; Luke 8:8, 14:35) The prophets also used similar phrases that basically mean, “This is real important. Pay attention. Accept […]