Psalms 49 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 For the end, a Psalm for the sons of Core. Hear these words, all ye nations, hearken, all ye that dwell upon the earth: 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 the sons of mean men, and sons of great men; the rich and poor man 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 bring forth 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 mine ear to a parable: I will open my riddle on 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 Wherefore should I fear in the evil day? the iniquity of my heel shall compass 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 strength, and boast themselves in the multitude of their 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 A brother does not redeem, shall a man redeem? he shall not 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 or the price of the redemption of his soul, though he 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 live to the end, so that he should 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 When he shall see wise men dying, the fool and the senseless one shall perish together; and they shall leave their wealth 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 are their houses for ever, even their tabernacles to all generations: they have called their lands after their own 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 being in honour, understands not: he is compared to the senseless cattle, and is 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 their way is an offence to them: yet afterwards men will commend their sayings. Pause. 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 have laid them as sheep in Hades; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning, and their help shall fail in Hades 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 shall deliver my soul from the power of Hades, when he shall receive me. Pause. 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 Fear not when a man is enriched, and 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 he shall take nothing when he dies; neither 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 his soul shall be blessed in his life: he shall give thanks to thee when thou dost 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 Yet he shall go in to the generation of his fathers; 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 that is in honour, understands not: he is compared to the senseless cattle, and is like 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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