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9That he should still live{H8799)} for ever, and not see{H8799)} corruption.
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What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.
For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death. …
Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 6-14)In these verses we have, I. A description of the spirit and way of worldly people, whose portion is in this life, Ps. 17:14. It is taken for granted that they have wealth, and a multitude of riches (Ps. 49:6), houses and lands of inheritance, which they call their own, Ps. 49:11. God often gives abundance of the good things of this world to bad men who live in contempt of him and rebellion against…
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