Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 49:13-20

13This their wayH1870 is their follyH3689: yet their posterityH310 approveH7521 their sayingsH6310. SelahH5542.1

14Like sheepH6629 they are laidH8371 in the graveH7585; deathH4194 shall feedH7462 on them; and the uprightH3477 shall have dominionH7287 over them in the morningH1242; and their beautyH6736 H6697 shall consumeH1086 in the graveH7585 from their dwellingH2073.2 3

15But GodH430 will redeemH6299 my soulH5315 from the powerH3027 of the graveH7585: for he shall receiveH3947 me. SelahH5542.4 5

16Be not thou afraidH3372 when oneH376 is made richH6238, when the gloryH3519 of his houseH1004 is increasedH7235;

17For when he diethH4194 he shall carry nothing awayH3947: his gloryH3519 shall not descendH3381 afterH310 him.

18Though while he livedH2416 he blessedH1288 his soulH5315: and men will praiseH3034 thee, when thou doest wellH3190 to thyself.6

19He shall goH935 to the generationH1755 of his fathersH1; they shall neverH5331 H3808 seeH7200 lightH216.7

20ManH120 that is in honourH3366, and understandethH995 not, is likeH4911 the beastsH929 that perishH1820.

Notes

1. Psalms 49:13 approve…: Heb. delight in their mouth. ↩
2. Psalms 49:14 beauty: or, strength. ↩
3. Psalms 49:14 in the grave from…: or, the grave being an habitation to every one of them. ↩
4. Psalms 49:15 power: Heb. hand. ↩
5. Psalms 49:15 the grave: or, hell. ↩
6. Psalms 49:18 while…: Heb. in his life. ↩
7. Psalms 49:19 He…: Heb. The soul shall. ↩