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Psalm 48:14

For this God is our God forever and ever. He will be our guide even to death.

12Walk about Zion, and go around her. Number its towers.
13Notice her bulwarks. Consider her palaces, that you may tell it to the next generation.
14For this God is our God forever and ever. He will be our guide even to death.
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The words “even to death” bring life's limit into a song of confidence in the God who remains his people's guide.

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Where else Scripture says this

12 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Isaiah 46:4Even to old age I am he, and even to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear. Yes, I will carry, and will deliver.Both passages describe God's enduring care: Isaiah speaks of carrying his people into old age, and the psalm promises guidance even to death.
Isaiah 58:11and the LORD will guide you continually, satisfy your soul in dry places, and make your bones strong. You will be like a watered garden, and like a spring of …Both name God as guide; Isaiah describes his provision in dry places, while the psalm names the reach of his guidance.
Psalm 23:3–4He restores my soul. He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.God guides in both psalms: Psalm 23 names paths of righteousness, and Psalm 48 speaks of guidance even to death.
Psalm 73:24You will guide me with your counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.Both express trust in God's guidance; Psalm 73 names his counsel and reception into glory, while Psalm 48 speaks of death.
Psalm 25:9He will guide the humble in justice. He will teach the humble his way.Both describe God as guide; Psalm 25 names the humble and justice, while Psalm 48 emphasizes how long his guidance lasts.
John 16:13However, when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth, for he will not speak from himself; but whatever he hears, he will speak. He …Both promise guidance: the psalm names God as guide, and John describes the Spirit of truth guiding into all truth.
Psalm 91:2I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.”Both confess belonging to God with trust: Psalm 91 names him as refuge and fortress, and Psalm 48 names him as guide.
Proverbs 8:20I walk in the way of righteousness, in the middle of the paths of justice,The connection is limited to direction: the psalm speaks of God's guidance, while Proverbs describes walking in righteousness and justice.
Lamentations 3:21This I recall to my mind; therefore I have hope.Both express confidence, though Lamentations leaves the recalled grounds unnamed in this verse, while Psalm 48 names God as its grounds.
Micah 4:5Indeed all the nations may walk in the name of their gods, but we will walk in the name of the LORD our God forever and ever.Both use “forever and ever” to describe enduring allegiance or belonging to God, with Micah speaking of walking in his name.
Genesis 24:48I bowed my head, and worshiped the LORD, and blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s …Genesis recounts God's guidance in finding a wife for Abraham's son; the psalm trusts God as guide through life.
2 Samuel 7:24You established for yourself your people Israel to be your people forever; and you, LORD, became their God.Both speak of a lasting bond between God and his people, using “forever” to describe that belonging.
Where this verse fits

Aging. fear for the future. death and what comes after.

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Encouragement

The promise reaches the end of life without hiding death from view. God's people belong to him forever, and his guidance extends even to death.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).