Book of Psalms, No. 49
Psalms 49 NASB - New American Standard BibleNo. 49 of the Psalms—New American Standard Bible (NASB)
- ¶ 1Hear this, all peoples;
Give ear, all 2inhabitants of the world, - Both 3low and high,
Rich and poor together. - My mouth will 4speak wisdom,
And the meditation of my heart will be 5understanding. - I will incline my ear to 6a proverb;
7I will [a]express my 8riddle on the harp. - ¶ Why should I 9fear in days of adversity,
When the iniquity of my [b]foes surrounds me, - Even those who 10trust in their wealth
And boast in the abundance of their riches? - No man can by any means 11redeem his brother
Or give to God a 12ransom for him— - For 13the redemption of [c]his soul is costly,
And he should cease trying forever— - That he should 14live on eternally,
That he should not [d]15undergo decay. - ¶ For he sees that even 16wise men die;
The 17stupid and the senseless alike perish
And 18leave their wealth to others. - Their [e]19inner thought is that their houses 20are forever
And their dwelling places to all generations;
They have 21called their lands after their own names. - But 22man in his [f]pomp will not endure;
He is like the [g]beasts that [h]perish. - ¶ This is the 23way of those who are foolish,
And of those after them who 24approve their words. [i]Selah. - As sheep they are appointed 25for [j]Sheol;
Death shall be their shepherd;
And the 26upright shall rule over them in the morning,
And their form shall be for [k]Sheol 27to consume
[l]So that they have no habitation. - But God will 28redeem my soul from the [m]power of [n]Sheol,
For 29He will receive me. Selah. - ¶ Do not be afraid 30when a man becomes rich,
When the [o]glory of his house is increased; - For when he dies he will 31carry nothing away;
His [p]glory will not descend after him. - Though while he lives he 32congratulates [q]himself—
And though men praise you when you do well for yourself— - [r]He shall 33go to the generation of his fathers;
They will never see 34the light. - 35Man in his [s]pomp, yet without understanding,
Is 36like the [t]beasts that [u]perish.
FOOTNOTES
- ^ Lit open up
- ^ Lit supplanters
- ^ Lit their
- ^ Or see corruption or the pit
- ^ Some versions read graves are their houses
- ^ Lit honor
- ^ Or animals
- ^ Lit are destroyed
- ^ Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude
- ^ I.e. the nether world
- ^ I.e. the nether world
- ^ Lit Away from his habitation
- ^ Lit hand
- ^ I.e. the nether world
- ^ Or wealth
- ^ Or wealth
- ^ Lit his soul
- ^ Lit You; or It
- ^ Lit honor
- ^ Or animals
- ^ Lit are destroyed
REFERENCES
- ^ Ps 78:1; Is 1:2; Mc 1:2
- ^ Ps 33:8
- ^ Ps 62:9
- ^ Ps 37:30
- ^ Ps 119:130
- ^ Ps 78:2
- ^ 2Ki 3:15
- ^ Nu 12:8
- ^ Ps 23:4; 27:1
- ^ Jb 31:24; Ps 52:7; Pr 11:28; Mr 10:24
- ^ Mt 25:8, 9
- ^ Jb 36:18, 19
- ^ Mt 16:26
- ^ Ps 22:29
- ^ Ps 16:10; 89:48
- ^ Ec 2:16
- ^ Ps 92:6; 94:8
- ^ Ps 39:6; Ec 2:18, 21; Lu 12:20
- ^ Ps 64:6
- ^ Ps 10:6
- ^ Ge 4:17; De 3:14
- ^ Ps 49:20
- ^ Je 17:11
- ^ Ps 49:18
- ^ Ps 9:17
- ^ Da 7:18; Ml 4:3; 1Co 6:2; Re 2:26
- ^ Jb 24:19
- ^ Ps 16:10; 56:13; Ho 13:14
- ^ Ge 5:24; Ps 16:11; 73:24
- ^ Ps 37:7
- ^ Ps 17:14; 1Ti 6:7
- ^ De 29:19; Ps 10:3, 6; Lu 12:19
- ^ Ge 15:15
- ^ Jb 33:30; Ps 56:13
- ^ Ps 49:12
- ^ Ec 3:19
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