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
To the director: A song from the Korah family.
1Listen to this, all you nations.
Pay attention, all you people on earth.
2Everyone, rich and poor, listen to me.
3I have some very wise words for you.
My thoughts will give you understanding.
4I listened to these sayings.
And now, with my harp, I will sing and make the hidden meaning clear.
5Why should I be afraid when trouble comes?
There is no need to fear when evil enemies surround me.
6They think their wealth will protect them.
They brag about how rich they are.
7But no one has enough to buy back a life,
and you cannot bribe#49:7 bribe Here, this means offering a gift or sacrifice so that God will not punish a guilty person. God.
8You will never get enough money
to pay for your own life.
9You will never have enough
to buy the right to live forever
and keep your body out of the grave.
10Look, the wise die the same as fools and stupid people.#49:10 stupid people Or “animals.”
They die and leave their wealth to others.
11The grave will be their new home forever.
And how much land they owned will not make any difference.
12People might be wealthy, but they cannot stay here forever.
They will die like the animals.
13That is what happens to all who trust in themselves
and to anyone who accepts their way of life. Selah
14They are just like sheep, but the grave will be their pen.
Death will be their shepherd.
When morning comes, the good people will enjoy victory,
as the bodies of the proud slowly rot in the grave,
far away from their fancy houses.
15But God will pay the price to save me from the grave.
He will take me to be with him. Selah
16Don’t be afraid of people just because they are rich.
Don’t be afraid of people just because they have big, fancy houses.
17They will not take anything with them when they die.
They will not take their wealth with them.
18A wealthy man might tell himself how well he has done in life.
And other people might praise him.
19But the time will come for him to die and go to his ancestors.
And he will never again see the light of day.
20Wealthy people don’t seem to understand
that they will die like the animals.
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