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id="topheading"><a href="../psalms/48.htm" title="Psalm 48">◄</a> Psalm 49 <a href="../psalms/50.htm" title="Psalm 50">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">International Standard Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/isv/esv/psalms/49.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="psalmheading">To the Director: A song by the Sons of Korah.</p><p class="heading">The Destiny of the Wicked and the Upright</p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/49-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Listen to this, all you people!</p> <p class="poetry2">Pay attention, all you who live in the world,</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/49-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>both average people and those of means,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="49:2 Lit. both sons of Adam and sons of men">a</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">the rich and the poor together.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/49-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>My mouth will speak wisely,</p> <p class="poetry2">and I will understand what I think about.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/49-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>I will focus my attention on<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="49:4 Lit. will incline my ear to">b</a></span> a proverb;</p> <p class="poetry2">I will use the harp to expound my riddle.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/49-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Why should I be afraid when evil days come my way,</p> <p class="poetry2">when the wickedness of those who deceive me surrounds me—</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/49-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>those who put confidence in their wealth</p> <p class="poetry2">and boast about their great riches?</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/49-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>No man can redeem the life of another,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="49:7 Lit. of a brother">c</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">nor can he give to God a sufficient payment for him—</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/49-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>for it would cost too much to redeem his life,</p> <p class="poetry2">and the payments would go on forever—</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/49-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>that he should go on living</p> <p class="poetry2">and not see corruption.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/49-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Indeed, he will see wise people die;</p> <p class="poetry2">the stupid and the senseless will meet their doom</p> <p class="poetry2">and leave their wealth to others.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/49-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Their inner thoughts are on<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="49:11 So MT DSS 4QPs 4QPs; LXX reads Their graves are ">d</a></span> their homes forever;</p> <p class="poetry2">their dwellings from generation to generation.</p> <p class="poetry2">They even name their lands after themselves.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/49-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>But humanity cannot last, despite its conceit;<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="49:12 So MT; DSS 4QPsSyr LXX read Humans, held in honor, had no understanding;">e</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">it will pass away just like the animals.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="49:12 So MT; LXX reads they resembled senseless animals, and became like them; DSS 4QPs read they are like animals that perish">f</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/49-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>This is the fate of those who are foolish</p> <p class="poetry2">and of those who correct their words after they speak.</p> <p class="selah">Interlude</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/49-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Like sheep, they are destined for the realm of the dead,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="49:14 Lit. for Sheol; i.e. the realm of the dead">g</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">with death as their shepherd.</p> <p class="poetry2">The upright will have dominion over them in the morning;</p> <p class="poetry2">their strength will be consumed in the afterlife,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="49:14 Lit. in Sheol; i.e. the realm of the dead">h</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">so that they have no home.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/49-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>God will truly redeem me from the power<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="49:15 Lit. hand">i</a></span> of Sheol.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="49:15 i.e. the realm of the dead ">j</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">He will surely receive me!</p> <p class="selah">Interlude</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/49-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Don’t be afraid when someone gets rich,</p> <p class="poetry2">when the glory of his household increases.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/49-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>When he dies, he will not be able to take it all with him<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="49:17 The Heb. lacks with him">k</a></span> —</p> <p class="poetry2">his possessions<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="49:17 Or glory">l</a></span> will not follow him to the grave,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="49:17 The Heb. lacks to the grave">m</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/49-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>although he considers himself blessed while he’s alive.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop">Though people praise you for doing well,</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/49-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>you will end up like your<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="49:19 Lit. his">n</a></span> ancestors’ generation,</p> <p class="poetry2">never again to see the light of day!</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/49-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Humanity, despite its conceit, does not understand</p> <p class="poetry2">that it will perish, just like the animals.</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 49:2 Lit. <i>both sons of Adam and sons of men</i><br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 49:4 Lit. <i>will incline my ear to</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 49:7 Lit. <i>of a brother</i><br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 49:11 So MT DSS 4QPs 4QPs; LXX reads <i>Their graves are </i><br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 49:12 So MT; DSS 4QPsSyr LXX read <i>Humans, held in honor, had no understanding;</i><br /><span class="fnb">f</span> 49:12 So MT; LXX reads <i>they resembled senseless animals, and became like them</i>; DSS 4QPs read <i>they are like animals that perish</i><br /><span class="fnb">g</span> 49:14 Lit. <i>for Sheol</i>; i.e. the realm of the dead<br /><span class="fnb">h</span> 49:14 Lit. <i>in Sheol</i>; i.e. the realm of the dead<br /><span class="fnb">i</span> 49:15 Lit. <i>hand</i><br /><span class="fnb">j</span> 49:15 i.e. the realm of the 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