Psalm 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.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 89Meaning
The rhetorical question emphasizes universal mortality and the inability of human beings to rescue themselves from death.
Lament, remembrance, and doxology
The psalm asks God to remember human frailty, former covenant love, and the reproach borne by his servants, then closes with blessing.
Read carefully
It emphasizes human inability to escape death and should be read within the Bible's broader teaching.
Reflection
Let mortality cultivate humility and dependence rather than denial.