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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Tehillim (Psa) 49
49
1For the leader. A psalm of the descendants of Korach:
2Hear this, all you peoples!
Listen, everyone living on earth,
3regardless of whether low or high,
regardless of whether rich or poor!
4My mouth is about to speak wisdom;
my heart’s deepest thoughts will give understanding.
5I will listen with care to [God’s] parable,
I will set my enigma to the music of the lyre.
6Why should I fear when the days bring trouble,
when the evil of my pursuers surrounds me,
7the evil of those who rely on their wealth
and boast how rich they are?
8No one can ever redeem his brother
or give God a ransom for him ,
9because the price for him is too high
(leave the idea completely alone!)
10to have him live on eternally
and never see the pit.
11For he can see that wise men will die,
likewise the fool and the brute will perish
and leave their wealth to others.
12They think their homes will last forever,
their dwellings through all generations;
they give their own names to their estates.
13But people, even rich ones, will live only briefly;
then, like animals, they will die.
14This is the manner of life of the foolish
and those who come after, approving their words. (Selah)
15Like sheep, they are destined for Sh’ol;
death will be their shepherd.
The upright will rule them in the morning;
and their forms will waste away in Sh’ol,
until they need no dwelling.
16But God will redeem me from Sh’ol’s control,
because he will receive me. (Selah)
17Don’t be afraid when someone gets rich,
when the wealth of his family grows.
18For when he dies, he won’t take it with him;
his wealth will not go down after him.
19True, while he lived, he thought himself happy —
people praise you when you do well for yourself —
20but he will join his ancestors’ generations
and never again see light.
21People, even rich ones, can fail to grasp
that, like animals, they will die.
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