New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 49:5-12

5Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100should Ifearאִ֭ירָא'I.ra'H3372in daysבִּ֣ימֵיBi.meiH3117of adversityרָ֑עRa'H7451,When the iniquityעֲוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771of myfoesH6120surroundsיְסוּבֵּֽנִי׃ye.su.Be.niH5437me,

6Even those whotrustהַבֹּטְחִ֥יםha.bo.te.ChimH982in their wealthחֵילָ֑םchei.LamH2428And boastיִתְהַלָּֽלוּ׃yit.ha.La.luH1984in the abundanceוּבְרֹ֥בu.ve.RoH7230of their richesעָ֝שְׁרָ֗ם'a.she.RamH6239?

7Noלֹא־lo'-H3808manאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376can by anyH6299meansH6299redeemH6299hisbrotherאָ֗ח'AchH251Orלֹא־lo'-H3808giveיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414to Godלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430aransomכָּפְרֽוֹ׃ka.fe.RoH3724for him--

8Forthe redemptionפִּדְי֥וֹןpid.YonH6306ofhis soulנַפְשָׁ֗םnaf.ShamH5315is costlyוְ֭יֵקַרVe.ye.karH3365,And he should ceaseוְחָדַ֥לve.cha.DalH2308tryingforeverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769--

9That he shouldliveוִֽיחִי־vi.chi-H2421on eternallyלָנֶ֑צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331, That he should notundergoH7845decayH7845.

10For he seesH7200that evenwiseחֲכָ֘מִ֤יםcha.Kha.MimH2450menH2450dieיָמ֗וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191; Thestupidכְּסִ֣ילke.SilH3684and the senselessוָבַ֣עַרva.Va.'arH1198alikeיַ֤חַדYa.chadH3162perishיֹאבֵ֑דוּyo.Ve.duH6Andleaveוְעָזְב֖וּve.'a.ze.VuH5800their wealthחֵילָֽם׃chei.LamH2428to othersלַאֲחֵרִ֣יםla.'a.che.RimH312.

11Theirinnerקִרְבָּ֤םkir.BamH7130thoughtH7130is thattheir housesבָּתֵּ֨ימוֹ׀ba.Tei.movH1004are foreverלְֽעוֹלָ֗םle.'o.LamH5769Andtheir dwellingמִ֭שְׁכְּנֹתָםMish.ke.no.tomH4908placesH4908to allלְדֹ֣רle.DorH1755generationsוָדֹ֑רva.DorH1755; They havecalledקָֽרְא֥וּka.re.'UH7121their landsאֲדָמֽוֹת׃'a.da.MotH127after their own namesבִ֝שְׁמוֹתָ֗םvish.mo.TamH8034.

12Butmanוְאָדָ֣םve.'a.DamH120in hispompבִּ֭יקָרBi.korH3366will not endureיָלִ֑יןya.LinH3885;He is likeנִמְשַׁ֖לnim.ShalH4911thebeastsכַּבְּהֵמ֣וֹתka.be.he.MotH929thatperishנִדְמֽוּ׃nid.MuH1820.

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