Psalms:49 Parallel Bible - WLD ASV |
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| Psalms 49:1 | Hear this, all you peoples. Listen, all you inhabitants of the world, | Hear this, all ye peoples; Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world, |
| Psalms 49:2 | Both low and high, Rich and poor together. | Both low and high, Rich and poor together. |
| Psalms 49:3 | My mouth will speak words of wisdom. My heart shall utter understanding. | My mouth shall speak wisdom; And the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding. |
| Psalms 49:4 | 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 | 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 iniquity at my heels compasseth me about? |
| Psalms 49:6 | 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 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, No payment is ever enough, | (For the redemption of their life is costly, And it faileth for ever;) |
| Psalms 49:9 | That he should live on forever, That he should not see corruption. | That he should still live alway, That he should not see corruption. |
| Psalms 49:10 | For he sees that wise men die; Likewise the fool and the senseless perish, And leave their wealth to others. | For he shall see it. Wise men die; The fool and the brutish alike perish, And leave their wealth to others. |
| Psalms 49:11 | 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, despite his riches, doesn't endure. He is like the animals that perish. | But man [being] in honor abideth not: He is like the beasts that perish. |
| Psalms 49:13 | This is the destiny of those who are foolish, And of those who approve their sayings. Selah. | This their way is their folly: Yet after them men approve their sayings. Selah |
| Psalms 49:14 | 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. | 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. |
| Psalms 49:15 | 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 Sheol; For he will receive me. Selah |
| Psalms 49:16 | 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 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 you when you do well for yourself | Though while he lived he blessed his soul (And men 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 shall go to the generation of his fathers; They shall never see the light. |
| Psalms 49:20 | A man who has riches without understanding, Is like the animals that perish. Psalm 50 A Psalm by Asaph. | Man that is in honor, and understandeth not, Is like the beasts that perish. Psalm 50 A Psalm of Asaph. |
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