Psalms 49
49
Psalm 49
For the choir director; a psalm by Korah’s descendants.
1Listen to this, all you people.
Open your ears, all who live in the world—
2common people and important ones,
rich people and poor ones.
3My mouth will speak wise sayings,
the insights I have carefully considered.
4I will turn my attention to a proverb.
I will explain my riddle with the ⌞music of⌟ a lyre.
5Why should I be afraid in times of trouble,
when slanderers surround me with evil?
6They trust their riches
and brag about their abundant wealth.
7No one can ever buy back another person
or pay God a ransom for his life.
8The price to be paid for his soul is too costly.
He must always give up
9in order to live forever and never see the pit.
10Indeed, one can see that wise people die,
that foolish and stupid people meet the same end.
They leave their riches to others.
11Although they named their lands after themselves,
their graves #49:11 Greek, Syriac, Targum; Masoretic Text “their insides.” have become their homes for ages to come,
their dwelling places throughout every generation.
12But mortals will not continue here with what they treasure.
They are like animals that die.
13This is the final outcome for fools and their followers
who are delighted by what they say: Selah
14Like sheep, they are driven to hell
with death as their shepherd.
(Decent people will rule them in the morning.)
Their forms will decay in the grave,
far away from their comfortable homes.
15But God will buy me back from the power of hell
because he will take me. Selah
16Do not be afraid when someone becomes rich,
when the greatness of his house increases.
17He will not take anything with him when he dies.
His greatness cannot follow him.
18Even though he blesses himself while he is alive
(and they praise you when you do well for yourself),
19he must join the generation of his ancestors,
who will never see light ⌞again⌟.
20Mortals, with what they treasure, still don’t have understanding.
They are like animals that die.
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Psalms 49
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Psalm 49
The Folly of Trusting in Riches.
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
1Hear this, all peoples;
Listen carefully, all inhabitants of the world,
2Both low and high,
Rich and poor together:
3My mouth will speak wisdom,
And the meditation of my heart will be understanding.
4I will incline my ear and consent to a proverb;
On the lyre I will unfold my riddle.
5¶Why should I fear in the days of evil,
When the wickedness of those who would betray me surrounds me [on every side],
6Even those who trust in and rely on their wealth
And boast of the abundance of their riches?
7None of them can by any means redeem [either himself or] his brother,
Nor give to God a ransom for him—
8For the ransom of his soul is too costly,
And he should cease trying forever—
9So that he should live on eternally,
That he should never see the pit (grave) and undergo decay.
10¶For he sees that even wise men die;
The fool and the stupid alike perish
And leave their wealth to others. [Eccl 2:12-16]
11Their inward thought is that their houses will continue forever,
And their dwelling places to all generations;
They have named their lands after their own names [ignoring God].
12But man, with all his [self] honor and pomp, will not endure;
He is like the beasts that perish.
13¶This is the fate of those who are foolishly confident,
And of those after them who approve [and are influenced by] their words. Selah.
14Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead);
Death will be their shepherd;
And the upright shall rule over them in the morning,
And their form and beauty shall #49:14 The ancient rabbis read this as “will wear out Sheol,” which also matches the Hebrew, and interpreted it as referring to unending punishment, i.e. punishment even outlasting Gehinnom (hell).be for Sheol to consume,
So that they have no dwelling [on earth].
15But God will redeem my life from the power of Sheol,
For He will receive me. Selah.
16¶Be not afraid when [an ungodly] man becomes rich,
When the wealth and glory of his house are increased;
17For when he dies he will carry nothing away;
His glory will not descend after him.
18Though while he lives he counts himself happy and prosperous—
And though people praise you when you do well for yourself—
19He shall go to the generation of his fathers;
They shall never again see the light.
20A man [who is held] in honor,
Yet who lacks [spiritual] understanding and a teachable heart, is like the beasts that perish.
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