Psalms 89:48

“What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.”

"What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah." - Psalms 89:48
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What does Psalms 89:48 mean?

Psalms 89:48 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? Shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave?" This verse poses a profound question about the inevitability of death and the futility of trying to escape it…

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The Inevitability of Death: A Reflection on Psalms 89:48

In the heart of Psalm 89:48, we find a profound question that echoes throughout the ages: "What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah." These words, steeped in contemplation, draw us into a moment of…

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A Prayer for Understanding Our Mortality

O Lord, the Eternal God, who sits enthroned above the heavens, we come before You in reverence and awe, pondering the fragility of our lives and the certainty of our mortality. In this moment of reflection, we are continually drawn back to Your Word, encapsulated profoundly in…

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Psalms 89:48 - "What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah."
Psalms 89:41 - "All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours."
"Blessed be the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen." - Psalms 89:52
Psalms 89:15 - "Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance."
"For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven." - Psalms 119:89
Psalms 89:52 - "Blessed be the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen."
Psalms 89:31 - "If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;"
Psalms 89:32 - "Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes."
Psalms 119:89 - "For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven."
Psalms 89:18 - "For the LORD is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king."
Psalms 89:30 - "If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;"
Psalms 89:37 - "It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah."
"Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth." - Psalms 89:27
Psalms 89:27 - "Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth."
Psalms 89:35 - "Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David."
Psalms 89:36 - "His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me."
Psalms 89:16 - "In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted."
Psalms 89:25 - "I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers."
Psalms 89:17 - "For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted."
Psalms 89:22 - "The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him."
Psalms 89:34 - "My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips."
Psalms 89:21 - "With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him."
Psalms 89:29 - "His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven."
Psalms 89:13 - "Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand."
Psalms 89:7 - "God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him."
Psalms 89:9 - "Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them."
Psalms 89:44 - "Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground."
Psalms 89:38 - "But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed."
Psalms 89:24 - "But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted."