Psalms 49 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Listen to this, all you people! Pay attention, all you 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 both average people and those of means, the rich and the poor together. both low and high, rich and poor together! both low and high, rich and poor alike:
3 My mouth will speak wisely, and I will understand what I think about. 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 focus my attention on a proverb; I will use the harp to expound my riddle. 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 when evil days come my way, when the wickedness of those who deceive me surrounds 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 those who put confidence in their wealth and boast about their great 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 man can redeem the life of another, nor can he give to God a sufficient payment for him— 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 for it would cost too much to redeem his life, and the payments would go on forever— 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 that he should go on living and not see corruption. that he should live on forever and never see the pit. so that they should live on forever and not see decay.
10 Indeed, he will see wise people die; the stupid and the senseless will meet their doom and leave their wealth 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 Their inner thoughts are on their homes forever; their dwellings from generation to generation. They even name their lands after themselves. 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 humanity cannot last, despite its conceit; it will pass away just like the animals. 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 fate of those who are foolish and of those who correct their words after they speak. Interlude 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 destined for the realm of the dead, with death as their shepherd. The upright will have dominion over them in the morning; their strength will be consumed in the afterlife, so that they have no home. 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 God will truly redeem me from the power of Sheol. He will surely receive me! Interlude 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 Don't be afraid when someone gets rich, when the glory of his household 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 When he dies, he will not be able to take it all with him — his possessions will not follow him to the grave, 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 although he considers himself blessed while he's alive. Though people praise you for doing well, 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 you will end up like your ancestors' generation, never again to see the light of day! 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 Humanity, despite its conceit, does not understand that it will perish, just like the animals. 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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