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Psalms 49

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¹ For the choir director. A psalm of the sons of Korah. [1] Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all who inhabit the world, ⓖ

² both low and high, 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 [1] or pay his ransom to God ⓜ —

⁸ since the price of redeeming him is too costly, one should forever stop trying [2] ⓝ —

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

¹⁰ For one can see that the wise die; the foolish and stupid also pass away. ⓑ Then they leave their wealth to others. ⓒ

¹¹ Their graves are their permanent homes, [3] their dwellings from generation to generation, though they have named estates after themselves. ⓓ

¹² But despite his assets, [4] mankind 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. [5] ⓕ 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, [6] far from their lofty abode. ⓗ

¹⁵ But God will redeem me from the power of Sheol, for he will take me. ⓘ Selah

¹⁶ Do not be afraid when a person gets rich, when the wealth [7] of his house increases. ⓙ

¹⁷ For when he dies, he will take nothing at all; his wealth will not follow him down. ⓚ

¹⁸ Though he blesses himself during his lifetime — and you are acclaimed when you do well for yourself ⓛ —

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

²⁰ Mankind, with his assets but without understanding, is like the animals that perish. ⓝ

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1	For the choir director. A psalm of the sons of Korah. [1] Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all who inhabit the world, ⓖ
2	both low and high, 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 [1] or pay his ransom to God ⓜ —
8	since the price of redeeming him is too costly, one should forever stop trying [2] ⓝ —
9	so that he may live forever and not see the Pit. ⓐ
10	For one can see that the wise die; the foolish and stupid also pass away. ⓑ Then they leave their wealth to others. ⓒ
11	Their graves are their permanent homes, [3] their dwellings from generation to generation, though they have named estates after themselves. ⓓ
12	But despite his assets, [4] mankind 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. [5] ⓕ 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, [6] far from their lofty abode. ⓗ
15	But God will redeem me from the power of Sheol, for he will take me. ⓘ Selah
16	Do not be afraid when a person gets rich, when the wealth [7] of his house increases. ⓙ
17	For when he dies, he will take nothing at all; his wealth will not follow him down. ⓚ
18	Though he blesses himself during his lifetime — and you are acclaimed when you do well for yourself ⓛ —
19	he will go to the generation of his fathers; they will never see the light. ⓜ
20	Mankind, with his assets but without understanding, is like the animals that perish. ⓝ

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