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.
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,
2 Both low and high, together rich and needy.
As well lowe as hie, both rich and poore.
3 My mouth speaks wise things, And the meditations of my heart [are] things of understanding.
My mouth shall speake of wisdome, and the meditation of mine heart is of knowledge.
4 I incline my ear to an allegory, I open my riddle with a harp:
I will incline mine eare to a parable, and vtter my graue matter vpon the harpe.
5 Why do I fear in days of evil? The iniquity of my supplanters surrounds me.
Wherefore should I feare in the euil dayes, when iniquitie shall compasse me about, as at mine heeles?
6 Those trusting on their wealth, And in the multitude of their riches, Show themselves foolish.
They trust in their goods, and boast them selues in the multitude of their riches.
7 A brother ransoms no one at all, He does not give to God his atonement.
Yet a man can by no meanes redeeme his brother: he can not giue his raunsome to God,
8 And precious [is] the redemption of their soul, And it has ceased for all time.
(So precious is the redemption of their soules, and the continuance for euer)
9 And still he lives forever, He does not see the pit.
That he may liue still for euer, and not see the graue.
10 For he sees wise men die, Together the foolish and brutish perish, And have left their wealth to others.
For he seeth that wise men die, and also that the ignorant and foolish perish, and leaue their riches for others.
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.
Yet they thinke, their houses, and their habitations shall continue for euer, euen from generation to generation, and call their lands by their names.
12 And man does not remain in honor, He has been like the beasts, they have been cut off.
But man shall not continue in honour: he is like the beastes that die.
13 This their way [is] folly for them, And their posterity are pleased with their sayings. (Selah)
This their way vttereth their foolishnes: yet their posteritie delite in their talke. (Selah)
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)
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)
But God shall deliuer my soule from the power of the graue: for he will receiue me. (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
16 Do not fear when one makes wealth, When the glory of his house is abundant,
Be not thou afrayd when one is made rich, and when the glory of his house is increased.
17 For at his death he receives nothing, His glory does not go down after him.
For he shall take nothing away when he dieth, neither shall his pompe descende after him.
18 For he blesses his soul in his life (And they praise you when you do well for yourself).
For while he liued, he reioyced himselfe: and men will prayse thee, when thou makest much of thy selfe.
19 It comes to the generation of his fathers, They do not see the light forever.
He shall enter into the generation of his fathers, and they shall not liue for euer.
20 Man in honor, who does not understand, Has been like the beasts, they have been cut off!
Man is in honour, and vnderstandeth not: he is like to beasts that perish.
