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Psalms 49

Holman Christian Standard Bible, 2009 (HCSB)

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¹ Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all who inhabit the world, ⓐ

² both low and high, [1] rich and poor together. ⓑ

³ My mouth speaks wisdom; my heart’s meditation brings understanding. ⓒ

⁴ I turn my ear to a proverb; I explain my riddle with a lyre. ⓓ

⁵ Why should I fear in times of trouble? The iniquity of my foes surrounds me. ⓔ

⁶ They trust in their wealth and boast of their abundant riches. ⓕ

⁷ Yet these cannot redeem a person [2] or pay his ransom to God ⓖ —

⁸ since the price of redeeming him is too costly, one should forever stop trying [3] ⓗ —

⁹ so that he may live forever and not see the Pit. ⓘ

¹⁰ For one can see that wise men die; foolish and stupid men also pass away. ⓙ Then they leave their wealth to others. ⓚ

¹¹ Their graves are their eternal homes, [4] their homes from generation to generation, though they have named estates after themselves. ⓛ

¹² But despite his assets, [5] man will not last; he is like the animals that perish. ⓜ

¹³ This is the way of those who are arrogant, and of their followers, who approve of their words. [6] ⓝ Selah

¹⁴ Like sheep they are headed for Sheol; Death will shepherd them. The upright will rule over them in the morning, ⓞ and their form will waste away in Sheol, [7] far from their lofty abode. ⓟ

¹⁵ But God will redeem my life from the power of Sheol, for He will take me. ⓠ Selah

¹⁶ Do not be afraid when a man gets rich, when the wealth [8] of his house increases. ⓡ

¹⁷ For when he dies, he will take nothing at all; his wealth [9] will not follow him down. ⓢ

¹⁸ Though he praises himself during his lifetime — and people praise you when you do well for yourself ⓣ —

¹⁹ he will go to the generation of his fathers; they will never see the light. ⓤ

²⁰ A man with valuable possessions [10] but without understanding is like the animals that perish. ⓥ

#	HCSB
1	Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all who inhabit the world, ⓐ
2	both low and high, [1] rich and poor together. ⓑ
3	My mouth speaks wisdom; my heart’s meditation brings understanding. ⓒ
4	I turn my ear to a proverb; I explain my riddle with a lyre. ⓓ
5	Why should I fear in times of trouble? The iniquity of my foes surrounds me. ⓔ
6	They trust in their wealth and boast of their abundant riches. ⓕ
7	Yet these cannot redeem a person [2] or pay his ransom to God ⓖ —
8	since the price of redeeming him is too costly, one should forever stop trying [3] ⓗ —
9	so that he may live forever and not see the Pit. ⓘ
10	For one can see that wise men die; foolish and stupid men also pass away. ⓙ Then they leave their wealth to others. ⓚ
11	Their graves are their eternal homes, [4] their homes from generation to generation, though they have named estates after themselves. ⓛ
12	But despite his assets, [5] man will not last; he is like the animals that perish. ⓜ
13	This is the way of those who are arrogant, and of their followers, who approve of their words. [6] ⓝ Selah
14	Like sheep they are headed for Sheol; Death will shepherd them. The upright will rule over them in the morning, ⓞ and their form will waste away in Sheol, [7] far from their lofty abode. ⓟ
15	But God will redeem my life from the power of Sheol, for He will take me. ⓠ Selah
16	Do not be afraid when a man gets rich, when the wealth [8] of his house increases. ⓡ
17	For when he dies, he will take nothing at all; his wealth [9] will not follow him down. ⓢ
18	Though he praises himself during his lifetime — and people praise you when you do well for yourself ⓣ —
19	he will go to the generation of his fathers; they will never see the light. ⓤ
20	A man with valuable possessions [10] but without understanding is like the animals that perish. ⓥ

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^{Psalms 49:11 [83]} Septuagint and Syriac; Hebrew In their thoughts their houses will remain

^{Psalms 49:11 [84]} Or generations, / for they have

^{Psalms 49:13 [85]} The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 15.

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