Tehillim (Psalms) 49
49
1Hear this, all you peoples; Give ear, all you inhabitants of the world,
2Both sons of mankind and sons of man, Rich and poor together.
3My mouth speaks wisdom, And the meditation of my heart brings understanding.
4I incline my ear to a parable; I expound my riddle on the lyre.
5Why should I fear in the days of evil, When the crookedness of my supplanters surrounds me?
6Those who are trusting in their riches And who are boasting in their great wealth?
7A brother does not redeem anyone at all, Neither give to Elohim a ransom for him;
8For the redemption of their lives is costly, And it shall cease forever;
9That he should still live forever, And not see the pit.
10For he sees wise men die, The foolish and the ignorant both perish, And shall leave their wealth to others.
11Their inner thoughts#Inner thoughts; some manuscripts have it as graves are their houses, forever; Their dwelling places, to all generations; They call their lands after their own names.
12But man does not remain in esteem, He is like the beasts that perish.
13This way of theirs is folly to them, Yet their followers are pleased with their words. Selah.
14Like sheep they shall be laid in She’ol; Death shall shepherd them; And the upright rule over them in the morning; And their form is consumed in She’ol, Far from their dwelling.
15But Elohim does redeem my being From the power of She’ol, For He does receive me. Selah.
16Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich, When the wealth of his house increases;
17For when he dies he takes none of it; His wealth does not go down after him.
18Though while he lived he blessed himself, And though they praise you when you do well for yourself,
19He has to go to the generation of his fathers; They never see the light.
20Man, who is rich, Yet does not understand, Shall be like the beasts, They shall perish.
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Psalms 49
49
Psalm 49
Misplaced Trust in Wealth
For the choir director. A psalm of the sons of Korah.
1Hear this, all you peoples;
listen, all who inhabit the world,#Ps 78:1; Mc 1:2
2both low and high,
rich and poor together.#Ps 62:9
3My mouth speaks wisdom;
my heart’s meditation brings understanding.#Ps 37:30
4I turn my ear to a proverb;
I explain my riddle with a lyre.#Nm 12:8; Mt 13:35
5Why should I fear in times of trouble?
The iniquity of my foes surrounds me.#Ps 23:4; 27:1
6They trust in their wealth
and boast of their abundant riches.#Jb 31:24; Ps 52:7; Pr 11:28
7Yet these cannot redeem a person#49:7 Or Certainly he cannot redeem himself, or Yet he cannot redeem a brother
or pay his ransom to God#Jb 36:18–19; Mt 25:8–9 —
8since the price of redeeming him is too costly,
one should forever stop trying#49:8 Or costly, it will cease forever#Mt 16:26 —
9so that he may live forever
and not see the Pit.#Jb 33:28; Ps 16:10
10For one can see that the wise die;
the foolish and stupid also pass away.#Ec 2:16
Then they leave their wealth to others.#Ps 39:6; Ec 2:18–19; Lk 12:20
11Their graves are their permanent homes,#49:11 LXX, Syr, Tg; MT reads Their inner thought is that their houses are eternal
their dwellings from generation to generation,
though they have named estates after themselves.#Ps 5:9; 10:6
12But despite his assets,#49:12 Or honor mankind will not last;
he is like the animals that perish.#Ec 3:19
13This is the way of those who are arrogant,
and of their followers,
who approve of their words.#49:13 Lit and after them with their mouth they were pleased#Ps 31:23; Pr 16:18; 21:24Selah
14Like sheep they are headed for Sheol;
Death will shepherd them.
The upright will rule over them in the morning,#Rv 2:26
and their form will waste away in Sheol,#49:14 Hb obscure
far from their lofty abode.#Jb 24:19; Ps 9:17
15But God will redeem me
from the power of Sheol,
for he will take me.#Ps 16:10; 56:13; Hs 13:14Selah
16Do not be afraid when a person gets rich,
when the wealth#49:16 Or glory, also in v. 17 of his house increases.#Ps 37:7
17For when he dies, he will take nothing at all;
his wealth will not follow him down.#Jb 27:19; Ps 17:14; 1Tm 6:7
18Though he blesses himself during his lifetime —
and you are acclaimed when you do well for yourself#Dt 29:19; Ps 10:3,6 —
19he will go to the generation of his ancestors;
they will never see the light.#Gn 15:15; Jb 33:30; Ps 56:13
20Mankind, with his assets
but without understanding,
is like the animals that perish.#Ec 3:19
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