Psalms 49:9

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for the redemption of their soul is costly, and it ceases forever—

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  • Ps 89:48 : 48 Remember how fleeting my life is; for what futility have you created all humanity!
  • Ps 16:10 : 10 For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You allow Your faithful one to see decay.
  • Ps 22:29 : 29 for the kingdom belongs to the LORD, and he rules over the nations.
  • Prov 10:2 : 2 Treasures gained through wickedness bring no benefit, but righteousness rescues from death.
  • Prov 11:4 : 4 Riches do not profit on the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
  • Eccl 8:8 : 8 No one has power over the wind to restrain it, and no one has power over the day of death. No one is discharged in the time of war, and wickedness will not save those who practice it.
  • Zech 1:5 : 5 Where are your ancestors now? And do the prophets live forever?
  • Luke 16:22-23 : 22 "The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side.
  • John 8:51-52 : 51 Truly, truly, I tell you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death. 52 Then the Jews said, "Now we know you have a demon. Abraham died, and so did the prophets. Yet you say, 'If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death.'
  • Acts 2:27 : 27 because You will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
  • Acts 2:31 : 31 he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that He was not abandoned to Hades, nor did His body see decay.
  • Acts 13:33 : 33 He has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus, as it is written in the second Psalm, 'You are My Son; today I have begotten You.'
  • Acts 13:35-37 : 35 So it is also stated elsewhere: 'You will not let Your Holy One see decay.' 36 For David, after he had served God’s purpose in his own generation, fell asleep, was buried with his ancestors, and saw decay. 37 But He whom God raised did not see decay.

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  • Ps 89:47-48
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    78%

    47How long, LORD? Will you hide yourself forever? Will your wrath keep burning like fire?

    48Remember how fleeting my life is; for what futility have you created all humanity!

  • Ps 49:8
    77%

    8no man can redeem another or give to God a ransom for him—

  • Acts 13:34-37
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    34And concerning the fact that He raised Him from the dead, no longer to return to corruption, He said, 'I will give you the holy and faithful promises made to David.'

    35So it is also stated elsewhere: 'You will not let Your Holy One see decay.'

    36For David, after he had served God’s purpose in his own generation, fell asleep, was buried with his ancestors, and saw decay.

    37But He whom God raised did not see decay.

  • Ps 49:17-19
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    76%

    17Do not be afraid when a man grows rich, when the glory of his house increases.

    18For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his glory will not follow him down.

    19Though he blesses himself during his lifetime, and people praise you when you prosper,

  • Ps 49:10-12
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    10that he should live on forever and not see the pit of decay.

    11For he sees that even the wise die; the fool and the senseless alike perish and leave their wealth to others.

    12Their inward thought is that their houses will last forever, and their dwelling places for all generations; they call their lands by their own names.

  • Job 21:32
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    32He is carried to the graves, and a watch is kept over his tomb.

  • Job 15:29
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    29He will no longer be rich, and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread out across the land.

  • Ps 61:6-7
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    6For You, O God, have heard my vows; You have given me the inheritance of those who fear Your name.

    7You will add days to the life of the king; his years will last for generations.

  • Eccl 6:6
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    6Even if someone lives a thousand years twice over but does not enjoy their prosperity, do not all go to the same place?

  • Eccl 9:4-5
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    4Anyone who is among the living has hope—even a live dog is better than a dead lion!

    5For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no further reward, and even their memory is forgotten.

  • Ps 16:9-10
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    9Therefore, my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; my body also will rest secure.

    10For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You allow Your faithful one to see decay.

  • Ps 41:2
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    2Blessed is the one who considers the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the time of trouble.

  • Ps 112:6
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    6Surely he will never be shaken; the righteous will be remembered forever.

  • Job 14:14
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    14If someone dies, will they live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait for my renewal to come.

  • Acts 2:31
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    31he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that He was not abandoned to Hades, nor did His body see decay.

  • Ps 34:12
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    12Come, my children, and listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

  • Ps 37:29
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    29The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.

  • Job 20:9
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    9The eye that saw him will see him no longer, and his place will behold him no more.

  • Ps 21:4
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    4For You meet him with blessings of good things; You place a crown of pure gold upon his head.

  • Ps 49:14-15
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    14This is their fate, their foolish confidence. And yet, after them, people approve their words. Selah.

    15Like sheep, they are appointed for Sheol; Death will shepherd them. The upright will rule over them in the morning, and their form will decay in the grave, far from lofty dwellings.

  • Isa 38:11
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    11I said, "I will not see the LORD, the LORD, in the land of the living; I will no longer look on humanity or be with those who dwell in the world of the dead."

  • Job 7:9-10
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    9As a cloud vanishes and is gone, so one who goes down to the grave does not return.

    10He will never come back to his house; his place will know him no more.

  • Acts 2:27
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    27because You will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.

  • Ps 118:17
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    17I shall not die, but I shall live and recount the deeds of the Lord.

  • Ps 9:18
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    18The wicked will return to the grave, and so will all the nations that forget God.

  • Job 21:7
    70%

    7Why do the wicked live on, grow old, and increase in power?

  • Job 33:28
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    28He redeemed my soul from going down to the pit, and my life will see the light.

  • Ps 37:27
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    27Turn away from evil and do good, so that you will dwell forever.

  • Job 33:25
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    25then their flesh is restored to be fresher than in youth, and they return to the days of their youthful vigor.

  • Ps 33:19
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    19To deliver their soul from death and to keep them alive during famine.

  • Ps 146:4
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    4When their breath departs, they return to the earth; on that very day their plans perish.

  • 1 Cor 15:53
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    53For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality.

  • Ps 73:4
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    4They have no struggles; their bodies are healthy and strong.

  • Job 20:7
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    7he will perish forever like his own waste; those who have seen him will say, 'Where is he?'

  • Ps 72:15
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    15May he live, and may gold from Sheba be given to him. May people pray for him continually and bless him all day long.

  • Ps 89:29
    69%

    29I will keep my steadfast love for him forever, and my covenant with him will remain faithful.