Psalms 49
49
Wisdom Better Than Wealth
For the Pure and Shining One
A poetic song by the prophetic singers of Korah’s clan
1-2Listen, one and all!
Both rich and poor together, all over the world—
everyone listen to what I have to say!
3For wisdom will come from my mouth;
words of insight and understanding will be heard
from the musings of my heart.
4I will break open mysteries with my music,
and my song will release riddles solved.
5There’s no reason to fear when troubling times come,
even when you’re surrounded with problems
and persecutors who chase at your heels. # 49:5 This phrase contains a variant form of the name Jacob, which means “heel grabber.”
6-7They trust in their treasures and boast in their riches,
yet not one of them, though rich as a king,
could rescue his own brother from the guilt of his sins.
No one could give God the ransom price
for the soul of another, let alone for himself.
8-9A soul’s redemption is too costly and precious
for anyone to pay with earthly wealth.
The price to pay is never enough
to purchase eternal life for even one, to keep them out of hell.
10-11The brightest and best, along with the foolish and senseless,
God sees that they all will die one day,
leaving their houses and wealth to others.
Even though they name streets and lands after themselves, # 49:10–11 Or “They read their names in the ground.”
hoping to have their memory endure beyond the grave,
becoming legends in their own minds,
their home address is now the cemetery!
12The honor of man is short-lived and fleeting.
There’s little difference between man and beast,
for both will one day perish.
13Such is the path of foolish men
and those who quote everything they say,
for they are here today and gone tomorrow!
Pause in his presence
14A shepherd called “Death” herds them,
leading them straight to hell like mindless sheep.
Yet at daybreak you will find the righteous ruling in their place.
Every trace of them will be gone forever,
with all their “glory” lost in the darkness of their doom.
15But I know the loving God will redeem my soul,
raising me up from the dark power of death,
taking me as his bridal partner. # 49:15 Or “he will offer his hand to me in marriage.”
Pause in his presence
16So don’t be disturbed when you see the rich
surround you with the “glory” of their wealth on full display.
17For when they die, they will carry nothing with them,
and their riches will not follow them beyond the grave.
18-19Though they have the greatest rewards of this world
and all applaud them for their accomplishments,
they will follow those who have gone before them
and go straight into the realm of darkness,
where they will never ever see the light again.
20So this is the way of mortal man—
honored for a moment, yet without eternal insight,
like a beast that will one day perish.
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49
Rich and Poor Alike
1For the music director: a psalm of the sons of Korah.
2Hear this, all you peoples. Give ear, all you inhabitants of the world,
3both low and high, rich and poor together.
4My mouth speaks wisdom, My heart’s meditation is understanding.
5I will turn my ear to a proverb. I will utter my riddle on the harp:
6Why should I fear in evil days? when the iniquity of my deceivers surrounds me?
7Or those trusting in their wealth, boasting about their great riches?
8No man can redeem his brother, or give to God a ransom for him.
9For the redemption of a soul is costly— so, one should stop trying forever.
10Will he live forever— and never see the Pit?
11Surely he must see, even wise men die. The fool and the brutish will alike perish, leaving their wealth to others.
12Their inward thought is: Their houses are eternal, their dwellings for generation after generation. They name their lands after themselves.
13But the pompous man will not endure— he is like the beasts that perish.
14Such is the way of the self-confident, and their followers who approve their sayings. Selah
15Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd and the upright will rule over them in the morning. Their image will decay in Sheol— far from its lofty place.
16But God redeems my soul from the power of Sheol— for He receives me. Selah
17Do not be afraid when a man gets rich, when his house’s splendor increases.
18For when he dies he takes nothing away. His splendor will not follow him down.
19Though during his life he congratulates himself, and men praise you when you do well for yourself—
20He will still join his fathers’ company, who will never see the light.
21A pompous man, without understanding— he is like the beasts that perish.
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