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| Psalms 49:1 | Hear this, all ye peoples; Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world, | <Alamoth. To the chief music-maker. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm.> Give attention to this, all you peoples; let your ears be open, all you who are living in the world. | Hear this, all you peoples. Listen, all you inhabitants of the world, | Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world: |
| Psalms 49:2 | Both low and high, Rich and poor together. | High and low together, the poor, and those who have wealth. | Both low and high, Rich and poor together. | Both low and high, rich and poor, together. |
| Psalms 49:3 | My mouth shall speak wisdom; And the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding. | From my mouth will come words of wisdom; and in the thoughts of my heart will be knowledge. | My mouth will speak words of wisdom. My heart shall utter understanding. | My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding. |
| Psalms 49:4 | I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp. | I will put my teaching into a story; I will make my dark sayings clear with music. | I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will open my riddle on the harp. | I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp. |
| Psalms 49:5 | Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, When iniquity at my heels compasseth me about? | What cause have I for fear in the days of evil, when the evil-doing of those who are working for my downfall is round about me? | Why should I fear in the days of evil, When iniquity at my heels surrounds me? | Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about? |
| Psalms 49:6 | They that trust in their wealth, And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; | Even of those whose faith is in their wealth, and whose hearts are lifted up because of their stores. | Those who trust in their wealth, And boast in the multitude of their riches | They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; |
| Psalms 49:7 | None [of them] can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him; | Truly, no man may get back his soul for a price, or give to God the payment for himself; | None of them can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give God a ransom for him. | None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him: |
| Psalms 49:8 | (For the redemption of their life is costly, And it faileth for ever;) | (Because it takes a great price to keep his soul from death, and man is not able to give it.) | For the redemption of their life is costly, No payment is ever enough, | (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:) |
| Psalms 49:9 | That he should still live alway, That he should not see corruption. | So that he might have eternal life, and never see the underworld. | That he should live on forever, That he should not see corruption. | That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption. |
| Psalms 49:10 | For he shall see it. Wise men die; The fool and the brutish alike perish, And leave their wealth to others. | For he sees that wise men come to their end, and foolish persons of low behaviour come to destruction together, letting their wealth go to others. | For he sees that wise men die; Likewise the fool and the senseless perish, And leave their wealth to others. | For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others. |
| Psalms 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. | The place of the dead is their house for ever, and their resting-place through all generations; those who come after them give their names to their lands. | Their inward thought is, that their houses endure forever, And their dwelling places to all generations. They call their lands after their own names. | 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. |
| Psalms 49:12 | But man [being] in honor abideth not: He is like the beasts that perish. | But man, like the animals, does not go on for ever; he comes to an end like the beasts. | But man, despite his riches, doesn't endure. He is like the animals that perish. | Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish. |
| Psalms 49:13 | This their way is their folly: Yet after them men approve their sayings. Selah | This is the way of the foolish; their silver is for those who come after them, and their children get the pleasure of their gold. (Selah.) | This is the destiny of those who are foolish, And of those who approve their sayings. Selah. | This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah. |
| Psalms 49:14 | They are appointed as a flock for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd; And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; And their beauty shall be for Sheol to consume, That there be no habitation for it. | Death will give them their food like sheep; the underworld is their fate and they will go down into it; their flesh is food for worms; their form is wasted away; the underworld is their resting-place for ever. | They are appointed as a flock for Sheol. Death shall be their shepherd. The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. Their beauty shall be for Sheol to consume, That there be no habitation for it. | 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. |
| Psalms 49:15 | But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol; For he will receive me. Selah | But God will get back my soul; for he will take me from the power of death. (Selah.) | But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, For he will receive me. Selah. | But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah. |
| Psalms 49:16 | Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, When the glory of his house is increased. | Have no fear when wealth comes to a man, and the glory of his house is increased; | Don't be afraid when a man is made 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; |
| Psalms 49:17 | For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away; His glory shall not descend after him. | For at his death, he will take nothing away; his glory will not go down after him. | For when he dies he shall carry nothing away. His glory shall not descend after him. | For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him. |
| Psalms 49:18 | Though while he lived he blessed his soul (And men praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself,) | Though he might have pride in his soul in his life-time, and men will give you praise if you do well for yourself, | Though while he lived he blessed his soul And men 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. |
| Psalms 49:19 | He shall go to the generation of his fathers; They shall never see the light. | He will go to the generation of his fathers; he will not see the light again. | He shall go to the generation of his fathers. They shall never see the light. | He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light. |
| Psalms 49:20 | Man that is in honor, and understandeth not, Is like the beasts that perish. Psalm 50 A Psalm of Asaph. | Man, like the animals, does not go on for ever; he comes to an end like the beasts. | A man who has riches without understanding, Is like the animals that perish. Psalm 50 A Psalm by Asaph. | Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish. |
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