The Meaning of Psalms 49:10 Explained

Psalms 49:10

KJV: For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.

YLT: For he seeth wise men die, Together the foolish and brutish perish, And have left to others their wealth.

Darby: For he seeth that wise men die; all alike, the fool and the brutish perish, and they leave their wealth to others.

ASV: For he shall see it. Wise men die; The fool and the brutish alike perish, And leave their wealth to others.

Discover Psalms 49:10

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 49:10?

MEANING: What does Psalms 49:10 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 49:10 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 49:10?

What is the context of Psalms 49:10?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

For he seeth [that] wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.

What does Psalms 49:10 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 49:1-20 - The Folly Of Trusting In Riches

Here is a proclamation worthy of the hearing of all the world. The psalmist is listening to voices unheard by ordinary ears. Be sure to listen to God's voice, and then unfold His dark sayings in music. However dark they may seem in their mystery and awe, they may be uttered in song. See Revelation 15:3-4.

The burden of the psalm is the impotence of wealth. The millionaire cannot prolong the life of his sick child. And even if, like Queen Elizabeth, he cries on his dying bed: "A million of money for a moment of time!" the sand passes unheeding through the hour-glass. He must leave stocks and shares, jewels and gold, at the summons of Death, described in Psalms 49:14 as the shepherd who calls his flock to fold it in Sheol, R.V. How different the lot of the righteous! As eternity dawns, they are redeemed from the power of the grave and pass to the bosom of God. What are the riches and glory of this world compared with the sense of God's presence in the humble and contrite heart! To have that is to have the essence of all! "Whom have I in heaven but thee? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee," Psalms 73:25. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 49

¹ An earnest persuasion to build the faith of resurrection
¹⁶ Worldly prosperity is not to be admired

What do the individual words in Psalms 49:10 mean?

For he sees wise men die Likewise the fool and the stupid person perish and leave to others their wealth

כִּ֤י יִרְאֶ֨ה ׀ חֲכָ֘מִ֤ים יָמ֗וּתוּ יַ֤חַד כְּסִ֣יל וָבַ֣עַר יֹאבֵ֑דוּ וְעָזְב֖וּ לַאֲחֵרִ֣ים חֵילָֽם

יִרְאֶ֨ה ׀	he sees
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: רָאָה Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
חֲכָ֘מִ֤ים	wise men
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural Root: חָכָם Sense: wise, wise (man).
יָמ֗וּתוּ	die
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: מוּת Sense: to die, kill, have one executed.
יַ֤חַד	Likewise
Parse: Adverb Root: יַחַד Sense: union, unitedness adv.
כְּסִ֣יל	the fool
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: כְּסִיל Sense: fool, stupid fellow, dullard, simpleton, arrogant one.
וָבַ֣עַר	and the stupid person
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adjective, masculine singular Root: בַּעַר Sense: brutishness, stupidity, brutish (person).
יֹאבֵ֑דוּ	perish
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: אָבַד Sense: perish, vanish, go astray, be destroyed.
וְעָזְב֖וּ	and leave
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural Root: עָזַב Sense: to leave, loose, forsake.
לַאֲחֵרִ֣ים	to others
Parse: Preposition-l, Adjective, masculine plural Root: אַחֵר Sense: another, other, following.
חֵילָֽם	their wealth
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural Root: חַיִל Sense: strength, might, efficiency, wealth, army.

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