Psalms 49 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 [For the choir director; a psalm by Korah's descendants.] Listen to this, all you people. Open your ears, all who live in 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 common people and important ones, rich people and poor ones. both low and high, rich and poor together! both low and high, rich and poor alike:
3 My mouth will speak wise sayings, the insights I have carefully considered. 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 turn my attention to a proverb. I will explain my riddle with the [music of] a lyre. 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 should I be afraid in times of trouble, when slanderers surround me with evil? 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 trust their riches and brag about their abundant wealth. 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 one can ever buy back another person or pay God a ransom for his life. 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 The price to be paid for his soul is too costly. He must always give up 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 in order to live forever and never see the pit. that he should live on forever and never see the pit. so that they should live on forever and not see decay.
10 Indeed, one can see that wise people die, that foolish and stupid people meet the same end. They leave their riches to others. 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 Although they named their lands after themselves, their graves have become their homes for ages to come, their dwelling places throughout every generation. 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 But mortals will not continue here with what they treasure. They are like animals that die. 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 is the final outcome for fools and their followers who are delighted by what they say: [Selah] 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 Like 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. 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 buy me back from the power of hell because he will take me. [Selah] 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 Do not be afraid when someone becomes rich, when the greatness of his house increases. 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 He will not take anything with him when he dies. His greatness cannot follow 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 Even though he blesses himself while he is alive (and they praise you when you do well for yourself), 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 must join the generation of his ancestors, who will never see light [again]. 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 Mortals, with what they treasure, still don't have understanding. They are like animals that die. 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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