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Psalms 49:14-20

14Like sheepכַּצֹּ֤אן׀ka.TzonH6629they are laidשַׁתּוּ֮sha.TuH8371in the graveלִֽשְׁא֣וֹלlish.'olH7585;deathמָ֤וֶתMa.vetH4194shall feedיִ֫רְעֵ֥םyir.'EmH7462on them; and the uprightיְשָׁרִ֨ים׀ye.sha.RimH3477shall have dominionוַיִּרְדּ֘וּvai.yir.DuH7287over them in the morningלַבֹּ֗קֶרla.Bo.kerH1242;and their beautyוְ֭צוּרָםVe.tzu.romH6736 H6697shall consumeלְבַלּ֥וֹתle.va.LotH1086in the graveשְׁא֗וֹלshe.'olH7585from their dwellingמִזְּבֻ֥לmi.ze.VulH2073.

15But Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430will redeemיִפְדֶּ֣הyif.DehH6299my soulנַ֭פְשִׁיNaf.shiH5315from the powerמִֽיַּד־mi.yad-H3027of the graveH7585:for he shall receiveיִקָּחֵ֣נִיyi.ka.Che.niH3947me.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542.

16Be not thou afraidתִּ֭ירָאTi.ra'H3372when oneאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376is made richיַעֲשִׁ֣רya.'a.ShirH6238,when the gloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519of his houseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004is increasedיִ֝רְבֶּהYir.behH7235;

17For when he diethבְ֭מוֹתוֹve.mo.toH4194he shall carry nothing awayיִקַּ֣חyi.KachH3947:his gloryH3519shall not descendיֵרֵ֖דye.RedH3381afterאַחֲרָ֣יו'a.cha.RavH310him.

18Though while he livedבְּחַיָּ֣יוbe.chai.YavH2416he blessedיְבָרֵ֑ךְye.va.RekhH1288his soulנַ֭פְשׁוֹnaf.shoH5315: and menwill praiseוְ֝יוֹדֻ֗ךָve.yo.Du.khaH3034thee, when thou doest wellתֵיטִ֥יבtei.TivH3190to thyself.

19He shall goתָּ֭בוֹאTa.Vo'H935to the generationדּ֣וֹרDorH1755of his fathersאֲבוֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1;they shall neverנֵ֝֗צַח לֹ֣אNe.tzach lo'H5331 H3808seeיִרְאוּ־yir.'u-H7200lightאֽוֹר׃'orH216.

20Manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120that isin honourבִּ֭יקָרBi.korH3366,and understandethיָבִ֑יןya.VinH995not, is likeנִמְשַׁ֖לnim.ShalH4911the beastsכַּבְּהֵמ֣וֹתka.be.he.MotH929thatperishנִדְמֽוּ׃nid.MuH1820.

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