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Psalm 49 HCSB
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Mc 1:2">a</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/49-2.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">2</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1571.htm" title="גַּם Pc 1571">both</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1121.htm" title="בֵּן_1 ncmpc 1121"> low and high</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/120.htm" title="אָדָם_1 ncmsa 120"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1571.htm" title="גַּם Pc 1571"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1121.htm" title="בֵּן_1 ncmpc 1121"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/376.htm" title="אִישׁ ncmsa 376"></a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit both sons of Adam and sons of man">b</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6223.htm" title="עָשִׁיר amsa 6223">rich</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/34.htm" title="אֶבְיֹון amsa 34"> poor</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3162.htm" title="יַחַד Pd 3162"> together</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 62:9">c</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/49-3.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">3</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs">My</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6310.htm" title="פֶּה ncmsc 6310"> mouth</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1696.htm" title="דבר_2 vpi3ms 1696"> speaks</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2454.htm" title="חָכְמֹות ncfsa 2454"> wisdom</a>;</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs">my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3820.htm" title="לֵב ncmsc 3820"> heart’s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1900.htm" title="הָגוּת ncfsc 1900"> meditation</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8394.htm" title="תְּבוּנָה ncfpa 8394"> brings understanding</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 37:30">d</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/49-4.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">4</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5186.htm" title="נטה vhi1cs 5186">I turn</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/241.htm" title="אֹזֶן ncfsc 241"> ear</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4912.htm" title="מָשָׁל_1 ncmsa 4912"> a proverb</a>;</p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6605.htm" title="פתח_1 vqi1cs 6605">I explain</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2420.htm" title="חִידָה ncfsc 2420"> riddle</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3658.htm" title="כִּנֹּור ncmsa 3658"> a lyre</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Nm 12:8; Mt 13:35">e</a></p><p class="poetryblock"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/49-5.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">5</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp">Why</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4100.htm" title="מָה pii 4100"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3372.htm" title="ירא_1 vqi1cs 3372"> should I fear</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3117.htm" title="יֹום_1 ncmpc 3117"> times</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7451.htm" title="רַע amsa 7451"> of trouble</a>?</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5771.htm" title="עָוֹן ncbsc 5771">The iniquity</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> of my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6119.htm" title="עָקֵב ncmpc 6119"> foes</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5437.htm" title="סבב vqi3ms 5437"> surrounds</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ַנִי psv1cs"> me</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 23:4; 27:1">f</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/49-6.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">6</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/982.htm" title="בטח_1 vqPmpa 982">They trust</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"> their</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2428.htm" title="חַיִל ncmsc 2428"> wealth</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1984.htm" title="הלל_2 vti3mp 1984"> boast</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> of</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"> their</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7230.htm" title="רֹב ncmsc 7230"> abundant</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6239.htm" title="עֹשֶׁר ncmsc 6239"> riches</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jb 31:24; Ps 52:7; Pr 11:28">g</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/49-7.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">7</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/251.htm" title="אָח_2 ncmsa 251">Yet these</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> cannot</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6299.htm" title="פדה vqa 6299"> redeem</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6299.htm" title="פדה vqi3ms 6299"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/376.htm" title="אִישׁ ncmsa 376"> a person</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or Certainly he cannot redeem himself, or Yet he cannot redeem a brother">h</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5414.htm" title="נתן vqi3ms 5414">or pay</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3724.htm" title="כֹּפֶר_4 ncmsc 3724"> ransom</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/430.htm" title="אֱלֹהִים ncmpa 430"> God</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jb 36:18-19; Mt 25:8-9">i</a> —</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/49-8.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">8</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">since</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6306.htm" title="פִּדְיֹון ncmsc 6306"> the price of redeeming</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5315.htm" title="נֶפֶשׁ ncbsc 5315"> him</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3365.htm" title="יקר vqi3ms 3365"> is too costly</a>,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp">one should forever</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5769.htm" title="עֹולָם ncmsa 5769"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2308.htm" title="חדל_1 vqp3ms{2} 2308"> stop</a> trying<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or costly, it will cease forever">j, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Mt 16:26">k</a> —</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/49-9.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">9</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">so that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2421.htm" title="חיה vqi3msXa{1}Jt 2421"> he may live</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> forever</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5331.htm" title="נֵצַח_1 ncmsa 5331"></a></p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808">and not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7200.htm" title="ראה vqi3ms 7200"> see</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7845.htm" title="שַׁחַת ncfsa 7845"> <span class="fn" style="color:#0092f2">•</span>Pit</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jb 33:28; Ps 16:10">l</a></p><p class="poetryblock"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/49-10.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">10</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">For</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7200.htm" title="ראה vqi3ms 7200"> one can see</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2450.htm" title="חָכָם ampa 2450"> that wise</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4191.htm" title="מות vqi3mp 4191"> men die</a>;</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3684.htm" title="כְּסִיל_1 ncmsa 3684">foolish</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1198.htm" title="בַּעַר amsa 1198"> stupid</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3162.htm" title="יַחַד Pd 3162"> men also</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6.htm" title="אבד vqi3mp 6"> pass away</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ec 2:16">m</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">Then</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5800.htm" title="עזב_1 vqp3cp{2} 5800"> they leave</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"> their</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2428.htm" title="חַיִל ncmsc 2428"> wealth</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/312.htm" title="אַחֵר_1 ampa 312"> others</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 39:6; Ec 2:18-19; Lk 12:20">n</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/49-11.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">11</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp">Their</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7130.htm" title="קֶרֶב ncmsc 7130"> graves</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"> are their</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> eternal</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5769.htm" title="עֹולָם ncmsa 5769"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1004.htm" title="בַּיִת_1 ncmpc 1004"> homes</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="LXX, Syr, Tg; MT reads Their inner thought is that their houses are eternal">o</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp">their</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4908.htm" title="מִשְׁכָּן ncmpc 4908"> homes</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> from</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1755.htm" title="דֹּור_2 ncmsa 1755"> generation</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1755.htm" title="דֹּור_2 ncmsa 1755"> generation</a>,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7121.htm" title="קרא_1 vqp3cp 7121">though they have named</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8034.htm" title="שֵׁם_1 ncmpc 8034"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/127.htm" title="אֲדָמָה_1 ncfpa 127"> estates</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> after</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"> themselves</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 5:9; 10:6">p</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/49-12.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">12</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">But</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> despite</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3366.htm" title="יְקָר ncmsa 3366"> his assets</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or honor">q</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/120.htm" title="אָדָם_1 ncmsa 120"> man</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1077.htm" title="בַּל_1 Pd 1077"> will not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3885.htm" title="לין vqi3ms 3885"> last</a>;</p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4911.htm" title="משׁל_1 vnp3ms 4911">he is like</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/929.htm" title="בְּהֵמָה ncfpa 929"> animals</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1820.htm" title="דמה_3 vnp3cp 1820"> that perish</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ec 3:19">r</a></p><p class="poetryblock"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/49-13.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">13</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2088.htm" title="זֶה ams 2088">This</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1870.htm" title="דֶּרֶךְ ncbsc 1870"> is the way</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"> of those</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3689.htm" title="כֶּסֶל_2 ncmsa 3689"> who are arrogant</a>,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"> of their</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/310.htm" title="אַחַר Pp 310"> followers</a>,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7521.htm" title="רצה_1 vqi3mp 7521">who approve</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> of</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"> their</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6310.htm" title="פֶּה ncmsc 6310"> words</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit and after them with their mouth they were pleased">s, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 31:23; Pr 16:18; 21:24">t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5542.htm" title="סֶלָה Pi 5542"><poemright><span class="fn" style="color:#0092f2">•</span><i>Selah</a></i></poemright></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/49-14.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">14</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp">Like</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6629.htm" title="צֹאן ncbsa 6629"> sheep</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8371.htm" title="שׁית vqp3cp 8371"> they are headed</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7585.htm" title="שְׁאֹול ncbsa 7585"> <span class="fn" style="color:#0092f2">•</span>Sheol</a>;</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4194.htm" title="מָוֶת ncmsa 4194">Death</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7462.htm" title="רעה_1 vqi3ms 7462"> will shepherd</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psv3mp"> them</a>.</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3477.htm" title="יָשָׁר ampa 3477">The upright</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7287.htm" title="רדה_1 vqw3mp 7287"> will rule</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> over</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"> them</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1242.htm" title="בֹּקֶר_2 ncmsa 1242"> morning</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Rv 2:26">u</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"> their</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6736.htm" title="צִיר_4 ncmsc 6736"> form</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1086.htm" title="בלה vpc 1086"> will waste away</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7585.htm" title="שְׁאֹול ncbsa 7585"> in Sheol</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Hb obscure">v</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480">far from</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> their</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2073.htm" title="זְבֻל_2 ncmsc 2073"> lofty abode</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jb 24:19; Ps 9:17">w</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/49-15.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">15</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/389.htm" title="אַךְ Pd 389">But</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/430.htm" title="אֱלֹהִים ncmpa 430"> God</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6299.htm" title="פדה vqi3ms 6299"> will redeem</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5315.htm" title="נֶפֶשׁ ncbsc 5315"> life</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480">from</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3027.htm" title="יָד ncfsc 3027"> the power</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7585.htm" title="שְׁאֹול ncbsa 7585"> of Sheol</a>,</p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3947.htm" title="לקח vqi3ms 3947"> He will take</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ַנִי psv1cs"> me</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 16:10; 56:13; Hs 13:14">x</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5542.htm" title="סֶלָה Pi 5542"><poemright><i>Selah</a></i></poemright></p><p class="poetryblock"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/49-16.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">16</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408">Do not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3372.htm" title="ירא_1 vqi2ms{1}Jm 3372"> be afraid</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588"> when</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/376.htm" title="אִישׁ ncmsa 376"> a man</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6238.htm" title="עשׁר vhi3msXa 6238"> gets rich</a>,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">when</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3519.htm" title="כָּבֹוד ncmsc 3519"> the wealth</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or glory">y</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> of his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1004.htm" title="בַּיִת_1 ncmsc 1004"> house</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7235.htm" title="רבה_1 vqi3ms 7235"> increases</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 37:7">z</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/49-17.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">17</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">For</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> when</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> he</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4194.htm" title="מָוֶת ncmsc 4194"> dies</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3947.htm" title="לקח vqi3ms 3947">he will take</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> nothing</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsa 3605"></a> at all;</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms">his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3519.htm" title="כָּבֹוד ncmsc 3519"> wealth</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or glory">aa</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> will not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/310.htm" title="אַחַר Pp 310"> follow</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> him</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3381.htm" title="ירד vqi3ms 3381"> down</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jb 27:19; Ps 17:14; 1Tm 6:7">ab</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/49-18.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">18</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">Though</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1288.htm" title="ברך_2 vpi3ms 1288"> he praises</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5315.htm" title="נֶפֶשׁ ncbsc 5315"> himself</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> during</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2416.htm" title="חַי_1 ncmpc 2416"> lifetime</a> —</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3034.htm" title="ידה_2 vhi3mp 3034"> people praise</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psv2ms"> you</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588"> when</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3190.htm" title="יטב vhi2ms 3190"> you do well</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֵכְ psn2fs"> yourself</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Dt 29:19; Ps 10:3,6">ac</a> —</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/49-19.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">19</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/935.htm" title="בוא vqi3fsXa 935">he will go</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5704.htm" title="עַד_3 Pp 5704"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1755.htm" title="דֹּור_2 ncmsc 1755"> the generation</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> of his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1.htm" title="אָב ncmpc 1"> fathers</a>;</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5704.htm" title="עַד_3 Pp 5704">they will never</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5331.htm" title="נֵצַח_1 ncmsa 5331"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7200.htm" title="ראה vqi3mp 7200"> see</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/216.htm" title="אֹור ncbsa 216"> the light</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Gn 15:15; Jb 33:30; Ps 56:13">ad</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/49-20.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">20</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/120.htm" title="אָדָם_1 ncmsa 120">A man</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3366.htm" title="יְקָר ncmsa 3366"> valuable possessions</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or with honor">ae</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">but</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> without</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/995.htm" title="בין vqi3ms 995"> understanding</a></p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4911.htm" title="משׁל_1 vnp3ms 4911">is like</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/929.htm" title="בְּהֵמָה ncfpa 929"> animals</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1820.htm" title="דמה_3 vnp3cp 1820"> that perish</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ec 3:19">af</a></p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="ftn">a. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>49:1</b> Ps 78:1; Mc 1:2</span><br /><span class="ftn">b. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>49:2</b> Lit <i>both sons of Adam and sons of man</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">c. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>49:2</b> Ps 62:9</span><br /><span class="ftn">d. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>49:3</b> Ps 37:30</span><br /><span class="ftn">e. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>49:4</b> Nm 12:8; Mt 13:35</span><br /><span class="ftn">f. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>49:5</b> Ps 23:4; 27:1</span><br /><span class="ftn">g. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>49:6</b> Jb 31:24; Ps 52:7; Pr 11:28</span><br /><span class="ftn">h. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>49:7</b> Or <i>Certainly he cannot redeem himself</i>, or <i>Yet he cannot redeem a brother</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">i. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>49:7</b> Jb 36:18-19; Mt 25:8-9</span><br /><span class="ftn">j. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>49:8</b> Or <i>costly, it will cease forever</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">k. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>49:8</b> Mt 16:26</span><br /><span class="ftn">l. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>49:9</b> Jb 33:28; Ps 16:10</span><br /><span class="ftn">m. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>49:10</b> Ec 2:16</span><br /><span class="ftn">n. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>49:10</b> Ps 39:6; Ec 2:18-19; Lk 12:20</span><br /><span class="ftn">o. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>49:11</b> LXX, Syr, Tg; MT reads <i>Their inner thought is that their houses are eternal</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">p. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>49:11</b> Ps 5:9; 10:6</span><br /><span class="ftn">q. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>49:12</b> Or <i>honor</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">r. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>49:12</b> Ec 3:19</span><br /><span class="ftn">s. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>49:13</b> Lit <i>and after them with their mouth they were pleased</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">t. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>49:13</b> Ps 31:23; Pr 16:18; 21:24</span><br /><span class="ftn">u. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>49:14</b> Rv 2:26</span><br /><span class="ftn">v. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>49:14</b> Hb obscure</span><br /><span class="ftn">w. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>49:14</b> Jb 24:19; Ps 9:17</span><br /><span class="ftn">x. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>49:15</b> Ps 16:10; 56:13; Hs 13:14</span><br /><span class="ftn">y. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>49:16</b> Or <i>glory</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">z. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>49:16</b> Ps 37:7</span><br /><span class="ftn">aa. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>49:17</b> Or <i>glory</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">ab. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>49:17</b> Jb 27:19; Ps 17:14; 1Tm 6:7</span><br /><span class="ftn">ac. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>49:18</b> Dt 29:19; Ps 10:3,6</span><br /><span class="ftn">ad. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>49:19</b> Gn 15:15; Jb 33:30; Ps 56:13</span><br /><span class="ftn">ae. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>49:20</b> Or <i>with honor</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">af. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>49:20</b> Ec 3:19</span><br /></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.bhpublishinggroup.com/">Holman Christian Standard Bible®,<br>Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers.<br>Used by permission.</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../psalms/48.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 48"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 48" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../psalms/50.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 50"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 50" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/psalms/49-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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