Psalms 49:9

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

That he should still live alway, That he should not see corruption.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְ֭יֵקַר פִּדְי֥וֹן נַפְשָׁ֗ם וְחָדַ֥ל לְעוֹלָֽם׃

Transliteration

wə-yēqar pidyôn nafšām wə-ḥādal lə-ʿôlām

Grammar Details

• *wə*: conjunction - 'and'
• *yēqar*: verb qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'is precious/costly'
• *pidyôn*: noun masculine singular construct - 'redemption of'
• *nafšām*: noun feminine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'their soul/life'
• *ḥādal*: verb qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - 'ceases'
• *lə*: preposition - 'for'
• *ʿôlām*: noun masculine singular - 'forever/eternity'

Word Meanings

• *yēqar*: is precious/costly/rare/valuable
• *pidyôn*: redemption/ransom price
• *nafšām*: their soul/life/self
• *ḥādal*: ceases/leaves off/forbears

Referenced Verses

• Ps 89:48 : 48 What man is he that shall live and not see death, That shall deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? {H5542}
• Ps 16:10 : 10 For thou wilt not leave my soul to Sheol; Neither wilt thou suffer thy holy one to see corruption.
• Ps 22:29 : 29 All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship: All they that go down to the dust shall bow before him, Even he that cannot keep his soul alive.
• Prov 10:2 : 2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; But righteousness delivereth from death.
• Prov 11:4 : 4 Riches profit not in the day of wrath; But righteousness delivereth from death.
• Eccl 8:8 : 8 There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power over the day of death; and there is no discharge in war: neither shall wickedness deliver him that is given to it.
• Zech 1:5 : 5 Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever?
• Luke 16:22-23 : 22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and that he was carried away by the angels into Abraham's bosom: and the rich man also died, and was buried. 23 And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
• John 8:51-52 : 51 Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my word, he shall never {G165} see death. 52 The Jews said unto him, Now we know that thou hast a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my word, he shall never {G165} taste of death.
• Acts 2:27 : 27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul unto Hades, Neither wilt thou give thy Holy One to see corruption.
• Acts 2:31 : 31 he foreseeing [this] spake of the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was he {G5590} left unto Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.
• Acts 13:33 : 33 that God hath fulfilled the same unto our {G846} children, in that he raised up Jesus; {G450} as also it is written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.
• Acts 13:35-37 : 35 Because he saith also in another [psalm], Thou wilt not give Thy Holy One to see corruption. 36 For David, after he had in his own generation served the counsel of God, fell asleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption: 37 but he whom God raised up saw no corruption.