Psalms 49:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 49:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 49:14 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the mo..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 49:14 — KJV
“Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling. beauty: or, strength in the grave from...: or, the grave being an habitation to every one of them”
— Psalms 49:14 (KJV)
Psalms 49:14 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 49:14
“All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. laid...: Heb. made the iniquity of us all to meet on him”
Shares key themes with Psalms 49:14: like, sheep, laid
“And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 49:14: like, dominion, over
“And they gave the money, being told, into the hands of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of the LORD: and they laid it out to the carpenters and builders, that wrought upon the house of the LORD, laid...: Heb. brought it forth”
Shares key themes with Psalms 49:14: laid, over, being
“Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 49:14: like, sheep, every
“Yet the defenced city shall be desolate, and the habitation forsaken, and left like a wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 49:14: like, feed, consume
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