Psalms 49
49
For the Chief Musician; a Psalm of the sons of Korah.
1Hear this, all ye peoples;
Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
2Both low and high,
Rich and poor together.
3My mouth shall speak wisdom;
And the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
4I will incline mine ear to a parable:
I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
5Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil,
When iniquity at my heels compasseth me about?
6They that trust in their wealth,
And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
7None of them can by any means redeem his brother,
Nor give to God a ransom for him:
8(For the redemption of their soul is costly,
And must be let alone for ever:)
9That he should still live alway,
That he should not see corruption.
10For he seeth that wise men die,
The fool and the brutish together perish,
And leave their wealth to others.
11Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever,
And their dwelling places to all generations;
They call their lands after their own names.
12But man abideth not in honour:
He is like the beasts that perish.
13This their way is their folly:
Yet after them men approve their sayings. Selah
14They are appointed as a flock for Sheol;
Death shall be their shepherd:
And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning;
And their beauty shall be for Sheol to consume, that there be no habitation for it.
15But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol:
For he shall receive me. Selah
16Be not thou afraid when one is made rich,
When the glory of his house is increased:
17For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away;
His glory shall not descend after him.
18Though while he lived he blessed his soul,
And men praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself,
19He shall go to the generation of his fathers;
They shall never see the light.
20Man that is in honour, and understandeth not,
Is like the beasts that perish.
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Psalms 49
49
(A psalm by the clan of Korah and for the music leader.)
Don't Depend on Wealth
1Everyone on this earth,
now listen to what I say!
2Listen, no matter who you are,
rich or poor.
3I speak words of wisdom,
and my thoughts make sense.
4I have in mind a mystery
that I will explain
while playing my harp.
5Why should I be afraid
in times of trouble,
when I am surrounded
by vicious enemies?
6They trust in their riches
and brag about
all their wealth.
7You cannot buy back your life
or pay off God!
8It costs far too much
to buy back your life.
You can never pay God enough
9to stay alive forever
and safe from death.
10 #
Si 11.19. We see that wise people die,
and so do stupid fools.
Then their money is left
for someone else.
11The grave#49.11 The grave: Some ancient translations; Hebrew “Their inward thoughts.” will be their home
forever and ever,
although they once had land
of their own.
12Our human glory disappears,
and, like animals, we die.
13Here is what happens to fools
and to those who trust
the words of fools:#49.13 and to those … fools: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
14They are like sheep
with death as their shepherd,
leading them to the grave.
In the morning God's people
will walk all over them,#49.14 as their shepherd … over them: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
as their bodies lie rotting
in their home, the grave.
15But God will rescue me
from the power of death.
16Don't let it bother you
when others get rich
and live in luxury.
17Soon they will die
and all their wealth
will be left behind.
18We humans are praised
when we do well,
and all of us are glad
to be alive.
19But we each will go down
to our ancestors,
never again to see
the light of day.
20Our human glory disappears,
and, like animals, we die.
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