“Hear this, all ye people. Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world,”
Psalms 49
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Shane Idleman13
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Art Katz7
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Keith Daniel4
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Paul Washer3
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1Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all inhabitants of the world,
“Hear this, all peoples give ear, all inhabitants of the world,”
“hear this all you peoples, give ear all inhabitants of the”
2both low and high, rich and poor alike.
“both low and high, rich and poor together.”
“both low and high, rich and poor, together.”
“both low and high, rich and poor together.”
“both low and high. Rich and poor together.”
3My mouth will impart wisdom, and the meditation of my heart will bring understanding.
“My mouth shall speak of wisdom. And the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.”
“My mouth shall speak wisdom, the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.”
“My mouth shall speak wisdom and the meditations of my heart shall give understanding.”
“My mouth shall speak of wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.”
4I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle with the harp:
“I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will disclose my dark sayings on the harp.”
“I will incline my ear to a proverb, I will solve my riddle to the music of the”
“I will incline mine ear to a parable. I will open dark sayings upon the harp.”
5Why should I fear in times of trouble, when wicked usurpers surround me?
“Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil? When the iniquity of my heels shall come past me about.”
6They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
“They that trust in their wealth and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches.”
“Those who trust in their wealth and boast in the multitude of their riches,”
“Those who trust in their wealth and boast of the abundance of their riches.”
“They that trust in their wealth And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches.”
“They that trust in their wealth and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches.”
“They that trust in their wealth and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches,”
7No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God.
“Truly no man can ransom another or give to God the price of his life.”
“None of Them can by any means redeem his brother nor give to God a ransom for him”
“No man can by any means redeem his brother or give to God a ransom for him.”
“none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him.”
“none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him.”
“none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him.”
8For the redemption of his soul is costly, and never can payment suffice,
“For the ransom of their life is costly and can never suffice.”
“The ransom of their life is costly and can never suffice.”
“For the ransom of life is costly and can never suffice.”
“For the redemption of the soul is costly. And he should cease trying forever.”
“for the ransom of his life is costly and can never suffice,”
9that he should live on forever and not see decay.
“That he should live on eternally. That he should not undergo decay.”
“that he should live on forever and never see the pit.”
“That He shall continue to live eternally and not see the pit.”
“That one should live on forever and never see the pit.”
10For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.
“For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perishes. And they leave their wealth to others.”
“For He sees wise men die. Likewise, the fool and the senseless person perish, and they leave their wealth to others.”
“For he seeth that wise men die. Likewise the fool and the brutish person person perish and leave their wealth to others.”
11Their graves are their eternal homes— their dwellings for endless generations— even though their lands were their namesakes.
“inner thought of many men is that their houses are forever, and their dwelling places to all generations. They have called their lands after their own names,”
“Their inward thought is that their houses will continue forever. They're dwelling places to all generations. They call their lands after their own names.”
12But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.
“But a man in his pomp will not endure. He is like the beasts that perish.”
“Nevertheless, man being in honor, abideth not. He is like the beasts that perish.”
“Nevertheless, man being in honor abides not. He is like the beast that perish.”
13This is the fate of the self-confident and their followers who endorse their sayings. Selah
“This their way is their folly, yet their posterity approve their sayings.”
“this is the way of those who are foolish and of their posterity who approve their sayings.”
14Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.
“Like sheep, they are laid in the grave. Death shall feed on them and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. And their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.”
15But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. Selah
“But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave, for he shall revive me.”
“But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol. For He will receive me.”
16Do not be amazed when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases.
“Do not be afraid when one becomes rich. When the glory of his house is increased,”
“Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased.”
“Be not afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased.”
17For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down.
“For when he dies, he shall carry nothing away. His glory shall not descend after him.”
“When he dieth he shall carry nothing away. His glory shall not descend after him.”
18Though in his lifetime he blesses his soul— and men praise you when you prosper—
“Though while He lives, He blesses Himself. For men will praise You when You do well for Yourself.”
“Though while he lived he blessed his soul. And men will praise thee when thou doest well to thyself.”
19he will join the generation of his fathers, who will never see the light of day.
“He shall go to the generation of His fathers. They shall never see light.”
“He shall go to the generation of his fathers. They shall never see light.”
“He shall go to the generation of his fathers, and they shall never see light.”
20A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.
“A man who is in honor, yet does not understand, is like the beast that perishes.”
“man that is in honor and understandeth not is like the beast that perish.”