18For his soul in his life he blesseth, (And they praise thee when thou dost well for thyself.)


In Context

15 Only, God doth ransom my soul from the hand of Sheol, For He doth receive me. Selah.

16 Fear not, when one maketh wealth, When the honour of his house is abundant,

17 For at his death he receiveth nothing, His honour goeth not down after him.

18 For his soul in his life he blesseth, (And they praise thee when thou dost well for thyself.)

19 It cometh to the generation of his fathers, For ever they see not the light.

20 Man in honour, who understandest not, Hath been like the beasts, they have been cut off!

Psalm 49:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

49:18Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and [men] will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

49:18Though while he lived he counted himself blessed- and men praise you when you prosper-

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

49:18For in his lifetime his soul will be blessed: and he will praise thee when thou shalt do well to him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

49:18Though while he lived he blessed his soul (And men praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself,)

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

49:18Though he blessed his soul in his lifetime, and men will praise thee when thou doest well to thyself, —

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

49:18Though while he lived he blessed his soul, and men praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

49:18Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

49:18Though while he lived he blessed his soul— and men praise you when you do well for yourself—

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

49:18Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise you, when you do well to yourself.