Psalms 49:17 · WEB
“For when he dies he shall carry nothing away. His glory shall not descend after him.”
— Psalms 49:17
Speaker
Sons of Korah
Era
Kingdom (~1000 BC)
Emotion
growing
Type
psalm
Emotional genome
Comfort power
Quotability
Memorability
Crisis relevance
Standalone
This verse is part of Psalms 49. The full chapter reveals the story around it.
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