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16Be not thou afraid{H8799)} when one is made rich{H8686)}, when the glory of his house is increased{H8799)};

Psalms 49:16

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Matthew Henry

(vv. 15-20)

Good reason is here given to good people, I. Why they should not be afraid of death. There is no cause for that fear if they have such a comfortable prospect as David here has of a happy state on the other side death, Ps. 49:15. He had shown (Ps. 49:14) how miserable the dead are that die in their sins, where he shows how blessed the dead are that die in the Lord. The distinction of men’s outward ...

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