Psalms 49
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Psalms 49:10-15

10For he seesH7200 that even 1wiseH2450 menH2450 dieH4191; The 2stupidH3684 and the senselessH1198 alikeH3162 perishH6 And 3leaveH5800 their wealthH2428 to othersH312.11Their 45innerH7130 thoughtH7130 is that their housesH1004 6are foreverH5769 And their dwellingH4908 placesH4908 to allH1755 generationsH1755; They have 7calledH7121 their landsH127 after their own namesH8034.12But 8manH120 in his 9pompH3366 will not endureH3885; He is likeH4911 the 10beastsH929 that 11perishH1820.

13ThisH2088 is the 12wayH1870 of those who are foolishH3689, And of those afterH310 them who 13approveH7521 their wordsH6310. 14SelahH5542.14As sheepH6629 they are appointedH8371 15for 16SheolH7585; DeathH4194 shall be their shepherdH7462; And the 17uprightH3477 shall ruleH7287 over them in the morningH1242, And their formH6736 shall be for 18SheolH7585 19to consumeH1086 20SoH4480 that they have noH4480 habitationH2073.15But GodH430 will 21redeemH6299 my soulH5315 from the 22powerH3027 of 23SheolH7585, For 24He will receiveH3947 me. SelahH5542.

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Notes

  1. 1. Psalms 49:10 Eccl 2:16 ↩
  2. 2. Psalms 49:10 Ps 92:6; 94:8 ↩
  3. 3. Psalms 49:10 Ps 39:6; Eccl 2:18, 21; Luke 12:20 ↩
  4. 4. Psalms 49:11 Some versions read graves are their houses ↩
  5. 5. Psalms 49:11 Ps 64:6 ↩
  6. 6. Psalms 49:11 Ps 10:6 ↩
  7. 7. Psalms 49:11 Gen 4:17; Deut 3:14 ↩
  8. 8. Psalms 49:12 Ps 49:20 ↩
  9. 9. Psalms 49:12 Lit honor ↩
  10. 10. Psalms 49:12 Or animals ↩
  11. 11. Psalms 49:12 Lit are destroyed ↩
  12. 12. Psalms 49:13 Jer 17:11 ↩
  13. 13. Psalms 49:13 Ps 49:18 ↩
  14. 14. Psalms 49:13 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude ↩
  15. 15. Psalms 49:14 Ps 9:17 ↩
  16. 16. Psalms 49:14 I.e. the nether world ↩
  17. 17. Psalms 49:14 Dan 7:18; Mal 4:3; 1 Cor 6:2; Rev 2:26 ↩
  18. 18. Psalms 49:14 I.e. the nether world ↩
  19. 19. Psalms 49:14 Job 24:19 ↩
  20. 20. Psalms 49:14 Lit Away from his habitation ↩
  21. 21. Psalms 49:15 Ps 16:10; 56:13; Hos 13:14 ↩
  22. 22. Psalms 49:15 Lit hand ↩
  23. 23. Psalms 49:15 I.e. the nether world ↩
  24. 24. Psalms 49:15 Gen 5:24; Ps 16:11; 73:24 ↩

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