Psalms 49:9 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And still he liveth for ever, He seeth not the pit.

English ASV

That he should still live alway, That he should not see corruption.

English Amplified

So that he should live on forever and never see the pit (the grave) and corruption.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

So that he should live on forever and never see the pit (the grave) and corruption.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

that he should live on forever and not see decay.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

so that he may live forever and not see the Pit.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

That he should still live perpetually, [and] not see corruption.

English EASY 2024

So nobody can live for ever. Everyone goes to their grave one day.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

You will never have enough to buy the right to live forever and keep your body out of the grave.

that he should live on forever and never see the pit.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

to keep us from the grave, to let us live forever.

English God's Word - GW 1995

in order to live forever and never see the pit.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

so that he may live forever and not see the Pit.

English KJV 1611

That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.

English LSB

That he should live on eternally, That he should not see corruption.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

that he should live on eternally, and never see the pit.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

That he should live on eternally, That he should not undergo decay.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Too high the price to redeem a life; one would never have enough

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

so that he might continue to live forever and not experience death.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

No one can pay enough to live forever and not rot in the grave.

English NIV

that he should live on forever and not see decay.

English NKJ 1982

That he should continue to live eternally, And not see the Pit.

English NLT

to live forever and never see the grave.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

that one should live on forever and never see the grave.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

that he should continue to live on for ever, and never see the Pit.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

There is not enough of it in all the earth to buy eternal life for just one soul, to keep it out of hell.

English Tyndale 1537

Yea, though he live long, and see not the grave.

Psalms 49:9 — Compare Translations