New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 49:16-20

16Do not be afraidתִּ֭ירָאTi.ra'H3372whenH3588a manאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376becomesיַעֲשִׁ֣רya.'a.ShirH6238richH6238,WhenH3588thegloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519of his houseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004is increasedיִ֝רְבֶּהYir.behH7235;

17For whenH3588he diesבְ֭מוֹתוֹve.mo.toH4194he willcarryיִקַּ֣חyi.KachH3947nothingהַכֹּ֑לha.KolH3808 H3605away; HisgloryH3519will not descendיֵרֵ֖דye.RedH3381afterאַחֲרָ֣יו'a.cha.RavH310him.

18ThoughH3588while he livesH2425hecongratulatesיְבָרֵ֑ךְye.va.RekhH1288himselfנַ֭פְשׁוֹnaf.shoH5315-- And though menpraiseוְ֝יוֹדֻ֗ךָve.yo.Du.khaH3034you whenH3588you doH3190wellתֵיטִ֥יבtei.TivH3190for yourself--

19He shallgoתָּ֭בוֹאTa.Vo'H935to the generationדּ֣וֹרDorH1755of his fathersאֲבוֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1;They will neverנֵ֝֗צַח לֹ֣אNe.tzach lo'H3808 H5704 H5331seeיִרְאוּ־yir.'u-H7200the lightאֽוֹר׃'orH216.

20Manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120in hispompבִּ֭יקָרBi.korH3366,yet withoutH3808understandingיָבִ֑יןya.VinH995, Islikeנִמְשַׁ֖לnim.ShalH4911thebeastsכַּבְּהֵמ֣וֹתka.be.he.MotH929thatperishנִדְמֽוּ׃nid.MuH1820.

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