Psalms 49 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Unto the end, a psalm for the sons of Core. Hear these things, all ye nations: give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world. Hear this, all peoples! Give ear, all inhabitants of the world, For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm. Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all who live in this world,
2 All you that are earthborn, and you sons of men: both rich and poor together. both low and high, rich and poor together! both low and high, rich and poor alike:
3 My mouth shall speak wisdom: and the meditation of my heart understanding. My mouth shall speak wisdom; the meditation of my heart shall be understanding. My mouth will speak words of wisdom; the meditation of my heart will give you understanding.
4 I will incline my ear to a parable; I will open my proposition on the psaltery. I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will solve my riddle to the music of the lyre. I will turn my ear to a proverb; with the harp I will expound my riddle:
5 Why shall I fear in the evil day? the iniquity of my heel shall encompass me. Why should I fear in times of trouble, when the iniquity of those who cheat me surrounds me, Why should I fear when evil days come, when wicked deceivers surround me—
6 They that trust in their own strength, and glory in the multitude of their riches, those who trust in their wealth and boast of the abundance of their riches? those who trust in their wealth and boast of their great riches?
7 No brother can redeem, nor shall man redeem: he shall not give to God his ransom, Truly no man can ransom another, or give to God the price of his life, No one can redeem the life of another or give to God a ransom for them—
8 Nor the price of the redemption of his soul: and shall labour for ever, for the ransom of their life is costly and can never suffice, the ransom for a life is costly, no payment is ever enough—
9 and shall still live unto the end. that he should live on forever and never see the pit. so that they should live on forever and not see decay.
10 He shall not see destruction, when he shall see the wise dying: the senseless and the fool shall perish together: And they shall leave their riches to strangers: For he sees that even the wise die; the fool and the stupid alike must perish and leave their wealth to others. For all can see that the wise die, that the foolish and the senseless also perish, leaving their wealth to others.
11 and their sepulchres shall be their houses for ever. Their dwelling places to all generations: they have called their lands by their names. Their graves are their homes forever, their dwelling places to all generations, though they called lands by their own names. Their tombs will remain their houses forever, their dwellings for endless generations, though they had named lands after themselves.
12 And man when he was in honour did not understand; he is compared to senseless beasts, and is become like to them. Man in his pomp will not remain; he is like the beasts that perish. People, despite their wealth, do not endure; they are like the beasts that perish.
13 This way of theirs is a stumblingblock to them: and afterwards they shall delight in their mouth. This is the path of those who have foolish confidence; yet after them people approve of their boasts. Selah This is the fate of those who trust in themselves, and of their followers, who approve their sayings.
14 They are laid in hell like sheep: death shall feed upon them. And the just shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their help shall decay in hell from their glory. Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol; death shall be their shepherd, and the upright shall rule over them in the morning. Their form shall be consumed in Sheol, with no place to dwell. They are like sheep and are destined to die; death will be their shepherd (but the upright will prevail over them in the morning). Their forms will decay in the grave, far from their princely mansions.
15 But God will redeem my soul from the hand of hell, when he shall receive me. But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah But God will redeem me from the realm of the dead; he will surely take me to himself.
16 Be not thou afraid, when a man shall be made rich, and when the glory of his house shall be increased. Be not afraid when a man becomes rich, when the glory of his house increases. Do not be overawed when others grow rich, when the splendor of their houses increases;
17 For when he shall die he shall take nothing away; nor shall his glory descend with him. For when he dies he will carry nothing away; his glory will not go down after him. for they will take nothing with them when they die, their splendor will not descend with them.
18 For in his lifetime his soul will be blessed: and he will praise thee when thou shalt do well to him. For though, while he lives, he counts himself blessed—and though you get praise when you do well for yourself— Though while they live they count themselves blessed— and people praise you when you prosper—
19 He shall go in to the generations of his fathers: and he shall never see light. his soul will go to the generation of his fathers, who will never again see light. they will join those who have gone before them, who will never again see the light of life.
20 Man when he was in honour did not understand: he hath been compared to senseless beasts, and made like to them. Man in his pomp yet without understanding is like the beasts that perish. People who have wealth but lack understanding are like the beasts that perish.
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