Psalms 49:12

Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not,.... Or Adam: and some understand this of the first man Adam, who was created and crowned with glory and honour; but it did not abide with him, nor he in…

Nevertheless, man being in honor abideth not - No matter to what rank he may rise, no matter how much wealth he may accumulate, no matter how fixed and secure he may seem to make his possessions, he…

In these verses we have,

I. A description of the spirit and way of worldly people, whose portion is in this life, Psa 17:14. It is taken for granted that they have wealth, and a multitude of riches…

If we retain the reading of the Massoretic Text in Psa 49:49, we may render with R.V., But man abideth not in honour.

If the reading gravesis adopted, Psa 49:49 sums up the picture:

So man in…