Psalms 49 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 HEAR this, all people; give ear, all 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 Children of earth and sons of men, 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 of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of 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 parables; I will chant my proverbs upon the harp. 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 I will fear not in days of evil, when the iniquity of my enemies shall surround 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 who trust in their own strength and boast themselves 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 A brother cannot save a brother, nor can a man give to God a ransom for himself; 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 the redemption of their souls is precious: 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 Do good for ever and you shall live for ever, 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 But you will see wise men die; likewise the fool and the weak minded shall perish 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 graves shall be their only habitations for ever, and their dwelling places throughout generations; their marked graves will be their only remembrance on earth. 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 Nevertheless, such a man is not sustained by his honour; his end will be as the beasts, and he will perish. 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 their way is their folly; in the end, demented, they will graze like cattle. 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 consigned to the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; the grave shall consume their beauty, and they shall be cast out 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 power of the grave he will raise me up. 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 afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is 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 dies he shall carry nothing away; neither shall his glory descend after 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 while he lived, he lived comfortably; he praised you when you favored 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 His end shall be as his father's was before him; they 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 cannot depend upon his honor for consolation, for if he does, he resembles the wild beasts. 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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