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Psalm 49 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

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The Foolishness of Trusting in Riches.

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For the music director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

Hear H8085 this H2088, all H3605 peoples H5971;

Listen H238, all H3605 inhabitants H3427 of the world H2465,

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Both H1571 low H1121 H120 and high H1121 H376,

Rich H6223 and poor H34 together H3162.

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My mouth H6310 will speak H1696 wisdom H2451,

And the meditation H1900 of my heart H3820 will be understanding H8394.

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I will incline H5186 my ear H241 to a proverb H4912;

I will [fn]express H6605 my riddle H2420 on the harp H3658.

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Why H4100 should I fear H3372 in days H3117 of adversity H7451,

When the injustice H5771 of those who betray H6120 me surrounds H5437 me,

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Those who trust H982 in their wealth H2428

And boast H1984 in the abundance H7230 of their riches H6239?

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No H3808 one H376 can by H6299 any H6299 means H6299 redeem H6299 another H251

Or H3808 give H5414 God H430 a ransom H3724 for him—

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For the redemption H6306 of [fn]his soul H5315 is H3365 priceless H3365,

And he should cease H2308 imagining forever H5769—

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That he might live H2421 on eternally H5331,

That he might not [fn]undergo H7845 decay H7845.

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For he sees H7200 that even wise H2450 people H2450 die H4191;

The foolish H3684 and the stupid H1198 alike H3162 perish H6

And leave H5800 their wealth H2428 to others H312.

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Their [fn]inner H7130 thought H7130 is that their houses H1004 are forever H5769

And their dwelling H4908 places H4908 to all H1755 generations H1755;

They have named H7121 their lands H127 after their own names H8034.

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But man H120 in his splendor H3366 will not endure H3885;

He is like H4911 the animals H929 that [fn]perish H1820.

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This H2088 is the way H1870 of those who are foolish H3689,

And of those after H310 them who approve H7521 their words H6310. Selah H5542

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Like sheep H6629 they sink H7743 down H7743 to [fn]Sheol H7585;

Death H4194 will be their shepherd H7462;

And the upright H3477 will rule H7287 over them in the morning H1242,

And their form H6736 shall be for [fn]Sheol H7585 to consume H1086

[fn]So H4480 that H4480 they have no H4480 lofty H2073 home H2073.

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But God H430 will redeem H6299 my soul H5315 from the [fn]power H3027 of [fn]Sheol H7585,

For He will receive H3947 me. Selah H5542

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Do not be H3372 afraid H3372 when H3588 a person H376 becomes H6238 rich H6238,

When H3588 the splendor H3519 of his house H1004 is increased H7235;

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For when he dies H4194, he will take H3947 nothing H3808 H3605 with him;

His [fn]wealth H3519 will not descend H3381 after H310 him.

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Though H3588 while he lives H2416 he congratulates H1288 [fn]himself H5315—

And though people praise H3034 you when H3588 you do H3190 well H3190 for yourself—

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[fn]He will go H935 to the generation H1755 of his fathers H1;

They will never H3808 H5704 H5331 see H7200 the light H216.

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Mankind H120 in its splendor H3366, yet without H3808 understanding H995,

Is like H4911 the animals H929 that [fn]perish H1820.

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NASB20 Footnotes
Lit open up
Lit their
Or see corruption; lit see the pit
Some ancient versions graves are their houses
Lit are destroyed
I.e., the netherworld
I.e., the netherworld
Lit Away from his habitation
Lit hand
I.e., the netherworld
Lit glory
Lit his soul
Lit You; or It
Lit are destroyed
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Psalm Chapter 49 — Additional Translations:

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