Psalms 49 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 To the overseer, to the sons of Korah: chanting. Hear this, all ye peoples; 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 Also ye sons of Adam, also ye sons of man together, ye rich and needy. 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 mine ear to a parable: I will open my enigma 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 Wherefore shall I fear in the days of evil, the iniquity of my heel 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 trusting upon their wealth, and they will 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 A man redeeming shall not redeem the brother, 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 (And the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceased 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 And he shall yet live forever, he shall not see destruction. that he should live on forever and never see the pit. so that they should live on forever and not see decay.
10 For he shall see the wise shall die: together the fool and the stupid one shall perish, and they left 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 The midst of them their houses forever, their dwellings to generation and generation; they called in their names upon their lands. 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 shall not abide in honor, being like as the beasts they perished. 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 folly to them: and those after them will delight in their mouth. Silence. 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 As sheep they were laid in hades; death shall rule over them, and the upright shall come down upon them in the morning; and their rock for falling away in hades from a dwelling to him. 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 hades, for he will receive me. Silence. 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 Thou shalt not fear when a man shall be enriched, and when the honor 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 not in his dying shall he take anything: his honor shall not go down 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 in his living he will praise his soul, (and he will praise thee for thou wilt do good to thyself,) 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 It shall go even to the generation of his fathers; even forever they shall not 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 in honor shall not understand; being like as the beasts, they perished. 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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