Psalms 49:14
Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
Context
This verse from Psalms Chapter 49 connects to 10 cross-references. A wisdom psalm of the Korahites addressing all peoples and meditating on the fate of those who trust in wealth and boast of great riches. Even the wise die and leave their wealth to others. But God will ransom the …
Other Translations
They are appointed as a flock for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd: And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; And their beauty shall be for Sheol to consume, That there be no habitation for it.
As sheep for Sheol they have set themselves, Death doth afflict them, And the upright rule over them in the morning, And their form <FI>is<Fi> for consumption. Sheol <FI>is<Fi> a dwelling for him.
Death will give them their food like sheep; the underworld is their fate and they will go down into it; their flesh is food for worms; their form is wasted away; the underworld is their resting-place for ever.
Cross References
I said, I shall not see the Lord, even the Lord, in the land of the living: I shall behold …
I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave: I am …
But thou, O Lord, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like …
But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls …
And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken …
And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:
Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave …
Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, …
That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes …