Psalms 49
1 To him that excelleth. A Psalme committed to the sonnes of Korah. Heare this, all ye people: giue eare, all ye that dwell in the world,
To the Chief Musician. For the Sons of Korah. A Melody. Hear ye, this all ye peoples, Give ear, all ye inhabitants of this passing world;
2 As well lowe as hie, both rich and poore.
Both sons of the low, And sons of the high, —Together both rich and needy: —
3 My mouth shall speake of wisdome, and the meditation of mine heart is of knowledge.
My mouth, shall speak forth Wisdom, And the soft utterance of my heart be Understanding:
4 I will incline mine eare to a parable, and vtter my graue matter vpon the harpe.
I will bend, to a by-word, mine ear, I will open, on the lyre, mine enigma.
5 Wherefore should I feare in the euil dayes, when iniquitie shall compasse me about, as at mine heeles?
Wherefore should I fear in the days of calamity, Though the iniquity of them who lie in wait for me should enclose me?
6 They trust in their goods, and boast them selues in the multitude of their riches.
As for them who are trusting in their wealth, —And, in the abundance of their riches, do boast themselves,
7 Yet a man can by no meanes redeeme his brother: he can not giue his raunsome to God,
A brother, can none of them, redeem, he cannot give unto God a ransom for himself:
8 (So precious is the redemption of their soules, and the continuance for euer)
So costly, is the redemption of their soul, That it faileth unto times age-abiding;
9 That he may liue still for euer, and not see the graue.
That he should, yet, live on, continually, Should not see corruption.
10 For he seeth that wise men die, and also that the ignorant and foolish perish, and leaue their riches for others.
For it is seen that, the wise, die, Together with the dullard, and the brutish, do they perish, And leave, to others, their wealth:
11 Yet they thinke, their houses, and their habitations shall continue for euer, euen from generation to generation, and call their lands by their names.
Their, inward thought, is that their houses are for times age-abiding, Their habitations, for generation after generation, —They give their own names unto lands!
12 But man shall not continue in honour: he is like the beastes that die.
But, a son of earth, though wealthy, cannot tarry, He hath made himself a by-word—Beasts, they resemble:
13 This their way vttereth their foolishnes: yet their posteritie delite in their talke. (Selah)
This, their way, is a folly to them, And yet, their followers, with their mouth, approve. (Selah)
14 Like sheepe they lie in graue: death deuoureth them, and the righteous shall haue domination ouer them in the morning: for their beautie shall consume, when they shall goe from their house to graue. (Sheol h7585)
Like sheep—into hades, are they driven, Death shall shepherd them, —And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning, Even their form, is to decay, Hades, is all that remaineth of a habitation for him. (Sheol h7585)
15 But God shall deliuer my soule from the power of the graue: for he will receiue me. (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
But, God, will redeem my soul, out of the hand of hades, For he will take me. (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
16 Be not thou afrayd when one is made rich, and when the glory of his house is increased.
Do not fear, When a man becometh rich, When the glory of his house increaseth;
17 For he shall take nothing away when he dieth, neither shall his pompe descende after him.
For, when he dieth, he shall take, nothing, his glory shall not descend after him;
18 For while he liued, he reioyced himselfe: and men will prayse thee, when thou makest much of thy selfe.
For, though, his own self—while he lived, he used to bless, And they will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself,
19 He shall enter into the generation of his fathers, and they shall not liue for euer.
He shall enter as far as the circle of his fathers, Nevermore, shall they see the light.
20 Man is in honour, and vnderstandeth not: he is like to beasts that perish.
A son of earth though wealthy, who discerneth not, Hath made himself a by-word, Beasts, they resemble.
