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Psalms Chapter 49 verse 17 Holy Bible

ASV Psalms 49:17

For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away; His glory shall not descend after him.
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BBE Psalms 49:17

For at his death, he will take nothing away; his glory will not go down after him.
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DARBY Psalms 49:17

For when he dieth, he shall carry nothing away; his glory shall not descend after him.
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KJV Psalms 49:17

For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
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WBT Psalms 49:17

Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
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WEB Psalms 49:17

For when he dies he shall carry nothing away. His glory shall not descend after him.
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YLT Psalms 49:17

For at his death he receiveth nothing, His honour goeth not down after him.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 17. - For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away. Nothing in the way of earthly possessions - nothing but the qualities which he has imprinted on his soul, and made part and parcel of himself. The heathen nations, foolishly, were accustomed to bury clothes, and arms, and vessels, and stores of gold with the departed, as though they could take these with them into the other world (see the author's 'Herodotus,' vol. 3. pp. 59-62, end notes 9, 1, 2). The writer of the psalm, and those whom he addressed, were equally aware of the foolishness of such customs. His glory shall not descend after him. Whatever "glory" his wealth has secured to him in this life shall be left behind. He shall be imprisoned in Sheol, with death to shepherd him (ver. 14), and with no hope of returning to the "light" (ver. 19).

Ellicott's Commentary