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Psa 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.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

What		Psa 49:7-9; Job 30:23; Ecc 3:19,20; Ecc 8:8; Ecc 9:5; Ecc 12:7; Hbr 9:27
see death		Jhn 8:51; Hbr 11:5
shall		Psa 49:15; Act 2:27; 2Cr 4:14

Correlating Passages

What

	Psa 49:7	None [of them] can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
	Psa 49:8	(For the redemption of their soul [is] precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)
	Psa 49:9	That he should still live for ever, [and] not see corruption.
	Job 30:23	For I know [that] thou wilt bring me [to] death, and [to] the house appointed for all living.
	Ecc 3:19	For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all [is] vanity.
	Ecc 3:20	All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
	Ecc 8:8	[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.
	Ecc 9:5	For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
	Ecc 12:7	Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
	Hbr 9:27	And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

see death

	Jhn 8:51	Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.
	Hbr 11:5	By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.

shall

	Psa 49:15	But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
	Act 2:27	Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
	2Cr 4:14	Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present [us] with you.

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Scott, Thomas. "Psalms 89:48," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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