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Psalms Chapter 49

1aTo the choirmaster.↑

A Psalm for the sons of Korah.

1bHear this, all you various peoples;

Listen, all who dwell in the world

2– Indeed, you sons of Adam,

Indeed, you sons of man

– Rich and poor together.

3My mouth will speak wisdom,

And the meditation of my heart will be intelligent words.

4I will turn my ear to a proverb;

I will strike up my riddle on the harp.

5Why should I fear in the days of evil?

The iniquity of those who would supplant me

Surrounds me

6Of those who trust in their own wealth

And boast in the abundance of their riches.

7A man cannot redeem his brother at all

– He cannot give God his ransom –

8For the redemption of their life is precious;

He will always fail

9In redemption such that one should live on in perpetuity

And not see decay.

10For he sees how wise men die,

In the same way that the foolish and the coarse perish

And leave their wealth to others.

11Their inward thought is that their houses are age-abiding

That their dwellings will be from generation to generation.

They call their estates after their own names.

12But man will not remain in splendour;

He resembles cattle that are cut off.

13This way of theirs is their folly,

But those who come after them

Are pleased with their sayings.

Selah.

14They are put in a grave like sheep;

Death has dominion over them.

Now the upright will rule over them in the morning,

But their condition will decay in the grave

More than it did in their dwelling.

15Surely God will redeem my life

From the power of the grave,

For he will take me up.

Selah.

16Do not fear when a man becomes rich,

When the prestige of his house is increased.

17For he does not take anything with him at his death,

Nor does his honour follow him down.

18For he blesses himself in his lifetime,

And men praise you

When you do well for yourself.

19You will go to the generation of his fathers,

Who will never see light.

20A man in splendour,

But who does not understand,

Resembles cattle

That are cut off.

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