As sheep, they belong in Sheol. Death is their shepherd. This image reminds us of Psalm 23:1–6, but then as the opposite. The proud and rich are shepherded by death. And those who were trampled by them, now experience the opposite world: in the morning, the righteous trample on their graves. In Genesis, we read about Sheol. Jacob, who hears that his son Joseph has died, is shocked. We read in Genesis 37:35 All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted and said, No, I shall go down to Sheol to my son, mourning. Thus his father wept for him.
Psalm 110:1 also speaks about humiliating the enemy: “The Lord says to my Lord: ‘Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool” (see also 1 Corinthians 15:25).
Hannah sings about the turn-around of situations in her prayer in 1 Samuel 2:7–8, which is then taken over by Maria in Luke 1:52–53. The ending of this verse indicates that the body of the dead will perish, deteriorate (literally: become old). What a contrast with Psalm 49:6, where it says that those who threaten are proud of their possessions and wealth (compare with Psalm 49:11); now the grave is their home. God will bring justice. Here you taste the end times.
14 Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol; death shall be their shepherd, and the upright shall rule over them in the morning. Their form shall be consumed in Sheol, with no place to dwell.