Psalms 49
1 TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF THE SONS OF KORAH. Hear this, all you peoples, Give ear, all you inhabitants of the world.
Unto the end. A Psalm to the sons of Korah. Hear these things, all nations. Pay attention, all inhabitants of the world:
2 Both low and high, together rich and needy.
whoever is earth-born, you sons of men, together as one, the rich and the poor.
3 My mouth speaks wise things, And the meditations of my heart [are] things of understanding.
My mouth will speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart will speak prudence.
4 I incline my ear to an allegory, I open my riddle with a harp:
I will incline my ear to a parable. I will open my case with the psaltery.
5 Why do I fear in days of evil? The iniquity of my supplanters surrounds me.
Why should I fear in the evil day? The iniquity at my heel will surround me.
6 Those trusting on their wealth, And in the multitude of their riches, Show themselves foolish.
Those who trust in their own strength and who glory in the multitude of their riches,
7 A brother ransoms no one at all, He does not give to God his atonement.
no brother redeems, nor will man buy back. He will not give to God his appeasement,
8 And precious [is] the redemption of their soul, And it has ceased for all time.
nor the price for the redemption of his soul. And he will labor continuously,
9 And still he lives forever, He does not see the pit.
and he will still live, until the end.
10 For he sees wise men die, Together the foolish and brutish perish, And have left their wealth to others.
He will not see death, when he sees the wise dying: the foolish and the senseless will perish together. And they will leave their riches to strangers.
11 Their heart [is that] their houses [are] for all time, Their dwelling places from generation to generation. They proclaimed their names over the lands.
And their sepulchers will be their houses forever, their tabernacles from generation to generation. They have called their names in their own lands.
12 And man does not remain in honor, He has been like the beasts, they have been cut off.
And man, when he was held in honor, did not understand. He has been compared to the senseless beasts, and he has become like them.
13 This their way [is] folly for them, And their posterity are pleased with their sayings. (Selah)
This way of theirs is a scandal to them. And afterwards, they will delight in their mouth.
14 They have set themselves as sheep for Sheol, Death afflicts them, And the upright rule over them in the morning, And their form [is] for consumption. Sheol [is] a dwelling for him. (Sheol h7585)
They have been placed in Hell like sheep. Death will feed on them. And the just will have dominion over them in the morning. And their help will grow old in Hell for their glory. (Sheol h7585)
Even so, truly God will redeem my soul from the hand of Hell, when he will receive me. (Sheol h7585)
16 Do not fear when one makes wealth, When the glory of his house is abundant,
Do not be afraid, when a man will have been made rich, and when the glory of his house will have been multiplied.
17 For at his death he receives nothing, His glory does not go down after him.
For when he dies, he will take nothing away, and his glory will not descend with him.
18 For he blesses his soul in his life (And they praise you when you do well for yourself).
For his soul will be blessed in his lifetime, and he will admit to you when you do good to him.
19 It comes to the generation of his fathers, They do not see the light forever.
He will even enter with the progeny of his fathers, but, even in eternity, he will not see the light.
20 Man in honor, who does not understand, Has been like the beasts, they have been cut off!
Man, when he was in honor, did not understand. He has been compared to the senseless beasts, and he has become like them.
