Mazmur 49:9

49:9 so that he might continue to live ¹  forever

and not experience death. ² 

Mazmur 103:16

103:16 but when the hot wind ³  blows by, it disappears,

and one can no longer even spot the place where it once grew.

[49:9]  ¹ tn The jussive verbal form with vav (ו) conjunctive is taken as indicating purpose/result in relation to the statement made in v. 8. (On this use of the jussive after an imperfect, see GKC 322 §109.f.) In this case v. 8 is understood as a parenthetical comment.

[49:9]  ² tn Heb “see the Pit.” The Hebrew term שַׁחַת (shakhat, “pit”) is often used as a title for Sheol (see Pss 16:10; 30:9; 55:24; 103:4).

[103:16]  ³ tn Heb “[the] wind.” The word “hot” is supplied in the translation for clarification.