Matthew Poole Commentary - Psalms 49:12 - 49:12

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Matthew Poole Commentary - Psalms 49:12 - 49:12


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Notwithstanding all these fine fancies and devices



man being in honour, living in all the splendour and glory above mentioned,



abideth not. The Hebrew word properly signifies to lodge for a night, as Gen_32:21 Jud_19:10; and thence to abide for a long or considerable time, as Psa_25:13 55:7 Pro_15:31. All his dreams of perpetuating his name and estate shall vanish and be confuted by experience.



That perish, i.e. that are utterly lost and extinct. So he is in reference to all his wealth and honour, of which he here speaks.