Psalms 49 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 To the Overseer. -- By sons of Korah. A Psalm. 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 Both low and high, together rich and needy. both low and high, rich and poor together! both low and high, rich and poor alike:
3 My mouth speaketh wise things, And the meditations of my heart are things 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 incline to a simile mine ear, I open with a harp 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 do I fear in days of evil? The iniquity of my supplanters doth 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 Those trusting on their wealth, And in the multitude of their riches, Do shew themselves foolish. 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 doth no one at all ransom, He doth not give to God his atonement. 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 precious is the redemption of their soul, And it hath ceased -- to the age. 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 still he liveth for ever, He seeth not 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 For he seeth wise men die, Together the foolish and brutish perish, And have left to others their wealth. 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 heart is: Their houses are to the age, Their tabernacles to all generations. They proclaimed their names over the 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 in honour doth not remain, He hath been like the beasts, they have been cut off. 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 folly for them, And their posterity with their sayings are pleased. 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 As sheep for Sheol they have set themselves, Death doth afflict them, And the upright rule over them in the morning, And their form is for consumption. Sheol is a dwelling for 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 Only, God doth ransom my soul from the hand of Sheol, For He doth receive 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 Fear not, when one maketh wealth, When the honour of his house is abundant, 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 at his death he receiveth nothing, His honour goeth not 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 his soul in his life he blesseth, (And they praise thee when thou dost well for 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 cometh to the generation of his fathers, For ever they see not the 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 honour, who understandest not, Hath been like the beasts, they have been cut off! 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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