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Psalms 89:48 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Psalms 89:48 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Psalms chapter 89 verse 48 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.”
Psalms 89:48 (KJV)
Commentary on Psalms 89:48
What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? (מִי גֶבֶר יִחְיֶה וְלֹא יִרְאֶה־מָּוֶת mi gever yichyeh velo yir'eh-mavet)—rhetorical question expecting the answer "none." Gever (man, mighty man) emphasizes even strong humans cannot escape death. Shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? (יְמַלֵּט נַפְשׁוֹ מִיַּד־שְׁאוֹל סֶלָה yemalet nafsho miyad-she'ol selah)—malat means to escape, slip away. Sheol (the grave, the realm of the dead) is personified as having a hand (yad) that grips the dying. The answer: no one escapes. "Selah" punctuates this grim reality.The verse expresse...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Psalms 89:48
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“for he will receive me. Selah.”
“Enoch was taken away”
“but the dead don't know anything”
“nor give God a ransom for him.”
“There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.”
“and the spirit returns to God who gave it.”
“To the house appointed for all living.”
“I tell you”
“Hell}”
“even he who can't keep his soul alive.”