For the end, a Psalm for the sons of Core.
49:1 Hear these words, all ye nations, hearken, all ye that dwell upon the
earth:
49:2 both the sons of mean men, and sons of [great] men; the rich and poor
[man] together.
49:3 My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall
bring [forth] understanding.
49:4 I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my riddle on the
harp.
49:5 Wherefore should I fear in the evil day? the iniquity of my heel shall
compass me.
49:6 They that trust in their strength, and boast themselves in the
multitude of their wealth--
49:7 A brother does not redeem, shall a man redeem? he shall not give to God
a ransom for himself,
49:8 or the price of the redemption of his soul, though he labour for ever,
49:9 and live to the end, [so] that he should not see corruption.
49:10 When he shall see wise men dying, the fool and the senseless one shall
perish together; and they shall leave their wealth to strangers.
49:11 And their sepulchres are their houses for ever, [even] their
tabernacles to all generations: they have called their lands after their own
names.
49:12 And man being in honour, understands not: he is compared to the
senseless cattle, and is like to them.
49:13 This their way is an offence to them: yet afterwards men will commend
their sayings. Pause.
49:14 They have laid [them] as sheep in Hades; death shall feed on them; and
the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning, and their help
shall fail in Hades from their glory.
49:15 But God shall deliver my soul from the power of Hades, when he shall
receive me. Pause.
49:16 Fear not when a man is enriched, and when the glory of his house is
increased.
49:17 For he shall take nothing when he dies; neither shall his glory
descend with him.
49:18 For his soul shall be blessed in his life: he shall give thanks to
thee when thou dost well to him.
49:19 [Yet] he shall go in to the generation of his fathers; he shall never
see light.
49:20 Man that is in honour, understands not: he is compared to the
senseless cattle, and is like them. |
To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons
of Korah. 49:1 Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of
the world:
49:2 Both low and high, rich and poor, together.
49:3 My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be
of understanding.
49:4 I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon
the harp.
49:5 Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my
heels shall compass me about?
49:6 They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude
of their riches;
49:7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a
ransom for him:
49:8 (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for
ever:)
49:9 That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
49:10 For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish
person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
49:11 Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever,
and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after
their own names.
49:12 Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts
that perish.
49:13 This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their
sayings. Selah.
49:14 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.
49:15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall
receive me. Selah.
49:16 Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house
is increased;
49:17 For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not
descend after him.
49:18 Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee,
when thou doest well to thyself.
49:19 He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see
light.
49:20 Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that
perish. |