Psalm 49

Revised Version 1895

For the Chief Musician; a Psalm of the sons of Korah.

1Hear this, all ye peoples; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:

2BothH3605 low and high, rich and poor togetherH5971.

3My mouth shall speak wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.

4I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark sayingH1696 upon the harp.

5Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels compasseth me about?

6They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselvesH5771 in the multitude of their riches;

7None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:

8(For the redemptionH6299 of their soul is costly, and mustH3808 be letH5414 alone for ever:)

9That he should still live alway, that he should notH2308 see corruption.

10For he seeth that wise men die, the fool and the brutish together perish, and leave their wealthH3808 to others.

11Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to allH3162 generations; they call their lands afterH3588 their own names.

12But man abideth not in honour: he is like the beasts that perish.

13This their way is their folly: yet afterH929 them menH120 approve their sayings. Selah

14They are appointed as a flock for Sheol; death shall be their shepherd: and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morningH2088; and their beauty shall be for Sheol to consume, that there be no habitation for it.

15But God will redeem my soul from the power of SheolH7585: for he shall receive me. Selah

16Be notH3588 thou afraid when one is madeH3947 rich, when the glory of his house is increased:

17For when he dieth he shall carry nothingH408 away; his gloryH3519 shall notH408 descend afterH3588 him.

18ThoughH3588 whileH3588 he livedH310 he blessed his soul, and menH3605 praiseH3588 thee, when thou doest well to thyself,

19He shall goH3190 to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see the light.

20ManH7200 that is in honour, and understandeth notH3808, is like the beasts that perish.

Commentaries on Psalms 49

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain