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Passage Lookup: Psalms 49
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Psalms 49:1
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For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.
Hear(a) this, all you peoples;(b) listen, all who live in this world,(c)Footnotes:
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Psalms 49:2
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both low and high,(d) rich and poor alike:
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Psalms 49:3
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My mouth will speak words of wisdom;(e) the meditation of my heart will give you understanding.(f)
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Psalms 49:4
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I will turn my ear to a proverb;(g) with the harp(h) I will expound my riddle:(i)
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Psalms 49:5
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Why should I fear(j) when evil days come, when wicked deceivers surround me—
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Psalms 49:6
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those who trust in their wealth(k) and boast(l) of their great riches?(m)
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Psalms 49:7
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No one can redeem the life of another or give to God a ransom for them—
Psalms 49:8
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the ransom(n) for a life is costly, no payment is ever enough—(o)
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Psalms 49:9
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so that they should live on(p) forever and not see decay.(q)
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Psalms 49:10
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For all can see that the wise die,(r) that the foolish and the senseless(s) also perish, leaving their wealth(t) to others.(u)
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Psalms 49:11
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Their tombs(v) will remain their houses[b] forever, their dwellings for endless generations,(w) though they had[c] named(x) lands after themselves.
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Psalms 49:12
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People, despite their wealth, do not endure;(y) they are like the beasts that perish.(z)
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Psalms 49:13
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This is the fate of those who trust in themselves,(aa) and of their followers, who approve their sayings.[d]
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Psalms 49:14
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They are like sheep and are destined(ab) to die;(ac) death will be their shepherd (but the upright will prevail(ad) over them in the morning). Their forms will decay in the grave, far from their princely mansions.
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Psalms 49:15
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But God will redeem me from the realm of the dead;(ae) he will surely take me to himself.(af)
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Psalms 49:16
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Do not be overawed when others grow rich, when the splendor of their houses increases;
Psalms 49:17
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for they will take nothing(ag) with them when they die, their splendor will not descend with them.(ah)
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Psalms 49:18
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Though while they live they count themselves blessed—(ai) and people praise you when you prosper—
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Psalms 49:19
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they will join those who have gone before them,(aj) who will never again see the light(ak) of life.
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Psalms 49:20
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People who have wealth but lack understanding(al) are like the beasts that perish.(am)
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