Psalms 49:20

Man that is in honour,.... A wicked man, as the Targum; See Gill on Psa 49:12;

and understandeth not; from whence his riches and honour, come, and what use he should make of them, and for what end…

Man that is in honor - Man that is in possession of wealth, or that occupies an exalted rank. See the notes at Psa 49:12. And understandeth not - That is, who has no proper appreciation of what it is…

Good reason is here given to good people,

I. Why they should not be afraid of death. There is no cause for that fear if they have such a comfortable prospect as David here has of a happy state on the…

The refrain of Psa 49:49, repeated with a significant variation, qualifying the previous statement. It is not the rich and honourable man, as such, who is no better than the cattle that perish; but…