Psalms 49:4-11 in English

⁴ I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

⁵ Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, When iniquity at my heels compasseth me about?

⁶ They that trust in their wealth, And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

⁷ None of them can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him

⁸ (For the redemption of their life is costly, And it faileth for ever),

⁹ That he should still live alway, That he should not see corruption.

¹⁰ For he shall see it. Wise men die; The fool and the brutish alike perish, And leave their wealth to others.

¹¹ 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.

⁴ He shall summon the heaven above, and the earth, that he may judge his people.

⁵ Assemble ye his saints to him, those that have engaged in a covenant with him upon sacrifices.

⁶ And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge. Pause.

⁷ Hear, my people, and I will speak to thee, O Israel: and I will testify to thee: I am God, thy God.

⁸ I will not reprove thee on account of thy sacrifices; for thy whole-burnt-offerings are before me continually.

⁹ I will take no bullocks out of thine house, nor he-goats out of thy flocks.

¹⁰ For all the wild beasts of the thicket are mine, the cattle on the mountains, and oxen.

¹¹ I know all the birds of the sky; and the beauty of the field is mine.

⁴ I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

⁵ Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?

⁶ They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

⁷ None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:

⁸ (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)

⁹ That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.

¹⁰ For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.

¹¹ 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.

⁴ I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

⁵ Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?

⁶ They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

⁷ None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:

⁸ (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)

⁹ That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.

¹⁰ For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.

¹¹ 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.

⁴ He shall summon the heaven above, and the earth, that he may judge his people.

⁵ Assemble you° his saints to him, those that have engaged in a covenant with him upon sacrifices.

⁶ And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge. Pause.

⁷ Hear, my people, and I will speak to you, O Israel: and I will testify to you: I am God, your God.

⁸ I will not reprove you on account of your sacrifices; for your whole burnt offerings are before me continually.

⁹ I will take no bullocks out of your house, nor he-goats out of your flocks.

¹⁰ For all the wild beasts of the thicket are mine, the cattle on the mountains, and oxen.

¹¹ I know all the birds of the sky; and the beauty of the field is mine.

⁴ I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

⁵ Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels compasseth me about?

⁶ They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

⁷ None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:

⁸ (For the redemption of their soul is costly, and must be let alone for ever:)

⁹ That he should still live alway, that he should not see corruption.

¹⁰ For he seeth that wise men die, the fool and the brutish together perish, and leave their wealth to others.

¹¹ 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.

⁴ I think about MTY ◄proverbs/wise sayings►, and while I play my harp, I explain what they mean.

⁵ I am not RHQ afraid when I am in trouble/danger, when I am surrounded by my enemies,

⁶ by evil men who trust that things will always go well for them because they are wealthy, and who boast about being very rich.

⁷ They may be rich, but no one can pay money with the result that he would live forever! No one can pay God enough so that God will allow him to continue to live,

⁸ because that cost is too grreat, and he will never be able to pay enough

⁹ with the result that he will live forever and never die and be buried!

¹⁰ We see that foolish and stupid people die, but we see that wise people also die; they all leave their wealth, and others inherit it.

¹¹ Those wise people once had houses on land that they owned, but now their graves are their homes forever, the place where they will stay for all time!

⁴ He shall summon the heaven above, and the earth, that he may judge his people.

⁵ Assemble you° his saints to him, those that have engaged in a covenant with him upon sacrifices.

⁶ And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge. Pause.

⁷ Hear, my people, and I will speak to you, O Israel: and I will testify to you: I am God, your God.

⁸ I will not reprove you on account of your sacrifices; for your whole burnt offerings are before me continually.

⁹ I will take no bullocks out of your house, nor he-goats out of your flocks.

¹⁰ For all the wild beasts of the thicket are mine, the cattle on the mountains, and oxen.

¹¹ I know all the birds of the sky; and the beauty of the field is mine.

⁴ I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will solve my riddle on the harp.

⁵ Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels surrounds me?

⁶ Those who trust in their wealth, and boast in the multitude of their riches—

⁷ none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give God a ransom for him.

⁸ For the redemption of their life is costly, no payment is ever enough,

⁹ that he should live on forever, that he should not see corruption.

¹⁰ For he sees that wise men die; likewise the fool and the senseless perish, and leave their wealth to others.

¹¹ Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever, and their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves.

⁴ I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will solve my riddle on the harp.

⁵ Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels surrounds me?

⁶ Those who trust in their wealth, and boast in the multitude of their riches—

⁷ none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give God a ransom for him.

⁸ For the redemption of their life is costly, no payment is ever enough,

⁹ that he should live on forever, that he should not see corruption.

¹⁰ For he sees that wise men die; likewise the fool and the senseless perish, and leave their wealth to others.

¹¹ Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever, and their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves.

⁴ I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will solve my riddle on the harp.

⁵ Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels surrounds me?

⁶ Those who trust in their wealth, and boast in the multitude of their riches—

⁷ none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give God a ransom for him.

⁸ For the redemption of their life is costly, no payment is ever enough,

⁹ that he should live on forever, that he should not see corruption.

¹⁰ For he sees that wise men die; likewise the fool and the senseless perish, and leave their wealth to others.

¹¹ Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever, and their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves.

⁴ I will put my teaching into a story; I will make my dark sayings clear with music.

⁵ What cause have I for fear in the days of evil, when the evil-doing of those who are working for my downfall is round about me?

⁶ Even of those whose faith is in their wealth, and whose hearts are lifted up because of their stores.

⁷ Truly, no man may get back his soul for a price, or give to God the payment for himself;

⁸ (Because it takes a great price to keep his soul from death, and man is not able to give it.)

⁹ So that he might have eternal life, and never see the underworld.

¹⁰ For he sees that wise men come to their end, and foolish persons of low behaviour come to destruction together, letting their wealth go to others.

¹¹ The place of the dead is their house for ever, and their resting-place through all generations; those who come after them give their names to their lands.

⁴ I will incline mine ear to a parable, I will open my riddle upon the harp.

⁵ Wherefore should I fear in the days of adversity, when the iniquity of my supplanters encompasseth me? —

⁶ They depend upon their wealth, and boast themselves in the abundance of their riches. ...

⁷ None can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him,

⁸ (For the redemption of their soul is costly, and must be given up for ever,)

⁹ That he should still live perpetually, and not see corruption.

¹⁰ For he seeth that wise men die; all alike, the fool and the brutish perish, and they leave their wealth to others.

¹¹ Their inward thought is, that their houses are for ever, their dwelling-places from generation to generation: they call the lands after their own names.

⁴ He shall call heaven from above, and the earth, to judge his people.

⁵ Gather ye together his saints to him: who set his covenant before sacrifices.

⁶ And the heavens shall declare his justice: for God is judge.

⁷ Hear, O my people, and I will speak: O Israel, and I will testify to thee: I am God, thy God.

⁸ I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices: and thy burnt offerings are always in my sight.

⁹ I will not take calves out of thy house: nor he goats out of thy flocks.

¹⁰ For all the beasts of the woods are mine: the cattle on the hills, and the oxen.

¹¹ I know all the fowls of the air: and with me is the beauty of the field.

⁴ I pay attention to wise sayings; I answer hard questions to a tune on the harp.

⁵ Why should I be afraid when trouble comes, when evil enemies surround me?

⁶ They trust in their wealth; they boast about their riches,

⁷ but no one can pay to rescue another from death; no one can pay a ransom to God.

⁸ Redemption is beyond price; no one could ever pay enough

⁹ that they could live forever and not face the grave.

¹⁰ Everyone knows that the wise die, those who are foolish and stupid too, leaving what they have to the next generation.

¹¹ They think their homes will last forever, that where they live will continue for all generations.

⁴ I will incline mine eare to a parable, and vtter my graue matter vpon the harpe.

⁵ Wherefore should I feare in the euil dayes, when iniquitie shall compasse me about, as at mine heeles?

⁶ They trust in their goods, and boast them selues in the multitude of their riches.

⁷ Yet a man can by no meanes redeeme his brother: he can not giue his raunsome to God,

⁸ (So precious is the redemption of their soules, and the continuance for euer)

⁹ That he may liue still for euer, and not see the graue.

¹⁰ For he seeth that wise men die, and also that the ignorant and foolish perish, and leaue their riches for others.

¹¹ Yet they thinke, their houses, and their habitations shall continue for euer, euen from generation to generation, and call their lands by their names.

⁴ (49-5) I will incline mine ear to a parable; I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

⁵ (49-6) Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my supplanters compasseth me about,

⁶ (49-7) Of them that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches?

⁷ (49-8) No man can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him —

⁸ (49-9) For too costly is the redemption of their soul, and must be let alone for ever —

⁹ (49-10) That he should still live alway, that he should not see the pit.

¹⁰ (49-11) For he seeth that wise men die, the fool and the brutish together perish, and leave their wealth to others.

¹¹ (49-12) 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.

⁴ I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

⁵ Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, When the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?

⁶ They that trust in their wealth, And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

⁷ None of them can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him:

⁸ (For the redemption of their soul is precious, And it ceaseth for ever:)

⁹ That he should still live for ever, And not see corruption.

¹⁰ For he seeth that wise men die, Likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, And leave their wealth to others.

¹¹ 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.

⁴ (49:5) I will incline my ear to a parable: I will open with the harp my riddle.

⁵ (49:6) Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my oppressors encompasseth me?—

⁶ (49:7) Of those that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves of the multitude of their riches?

⁷ (49:8) No one can in any wise redeem his brother, nor can he give to God redemption money for himself;

⁸ (49:9) For the ransom of their soul is too costly, and it is omitted for ever.

⁹ (49:10) And should he still live for ever? not see the pit?

¹⁰ (49:11) For he must see that wise men die, that together the fool and the brutish person perish and leave to others their wealth.

¹¹ (49:12) Their inward thought is, that their houses are to be for ever, their dwelling-places, from generation to generation; they call them by their own names in various countries.

⁴ He shall summon the heaven above, And the earth, that he may judge his people.

⁵ Assemble ye his saints to him, Those that have engaged in a covenant with him upon sacrifices.

⁶ And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: For God is judge. Pause.

⁷ Hear, my people, and I will speak to thee, O Israel: And I will testify to thee: I am God, thy God.

⁸ I will not reprove thee on account of thy sacrifices; For thy whole burnt offerings are before me continually.

⁹ I will take no bullocks out of thy house, Nor he-goats out of thy flocks.

¹⁰ For all the wild beasts of the thicket are mine, The cattle on the mountains, and oxen.

¹¹ I know all the birds of the sky; And the beauty of the field is mine.

⁴ I will incline mine ear to a poem; I will utter my song upon the harp.

⁵ Why should I fear in the days of adversity, When the iniquity of my adversaries encompasseth me;

⁶ They who trust in their riches, And glory in the greatness of their wealth?

⁷ No one can redeem his brother from death, Nor give a ransom for him to God,

⁸ That he should live to eternity, And not see the pit.

⁹ Too costly is the redemption of his life, And he giveth it up for ever.

¹⁰ For he seeth that wise men die, As well as the foolish and the ignorant; They perish alike, And leave their wealth to others.

¹¹ They imagine that their houses will endure for ever, And their dwelling-places from generation to generation: Men celebrate their names on the earth.

⁴ I incline my ear to a proverb, on the lyre I will open my riddle.

⁵ Why should I be afraid in the days of misfortune, when circled by wicked and cunning foes,

⁶ who put their trust in their wealth, and boast of their boundless riches?

⁷ For assuredly no one can ransom themselves, or give to God the price of their life,

⁸ for the ransom of a life is costly, no payment is ever enough,

⁹ to keep them alive for ever and ever, so as never to see the pit at all.

¹⁰ But see it they will. Even wise people die, the fool and the brutish perish alike, and abandon their wealth to others.

¹¹ The grave is their everlasting home, the place they shall live in for ever and ever, though after their own names they called whole lands.

⁴ I incline my ear to a proverb, on the lyre I will open my riddle.

⁵ Why should I be afraid in the days of misfortune, when circled by wicked and cunning foes,

⁶ who put their trust in their wealth, and boast of their boundless riches?

⁷ For assuredly no one can ransom themselves, or give to God the price of their life,

⁸ for the ransom of a life is costly, no payment is ever enough,

⁹ to keep them alive for ever and ever, so as never to see the pit at all.

¹⁰ But see it they will. Even wise people die, the fool and the brutish perish alike, and abandon their wealth to others.

¹¹ The grave is their everlasting home, the place they shall live in for ever and ever, though after their own names they called whole lands.

⁴ I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will open my riddle on the harp.

⁵ Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels surrounds me?

⁶ Those who trust in their wealth, and boast in the multitude of their riches—

⁷ none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give God a ransom for him.

⁸ For the redemption of their life is costly, no payment is ever enough,

⁹ That he should live on forever, that he should not see corruption.

¹⁰ For he sees that wise men die; likewise the fool and the senseless perish, and leave their wealth to others.

¹¹ Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever, and their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves.

⁴ I will incline my ear to a parable; I will begin my parable with the harp.

⁵ Why should I fear the days of evil, when iniquity surrounds me at my heels?

⁶ Why should I fear those who trust in their wealth and boast about the amount of their riches?

⁷ It is certain that no one can redeem his brother or give God a ransom for him,

⁸ For the redemption of one's life is costly, and no one can pay what we owe.

⁹ No one can live forever so that his body should not decay.

¹⁰ For he will see decay. Wise men die; the fool and the brute alike perish and leave their wealth to others.

¹¹ Their inner thought is that their families will continue forever, and the places where they live, to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.

⁴ I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will solve my riddle on the harp.

⁵ Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels surrounds me?

⁶ Those who trust in their wealth, and boast in the multitude of their riches—

⁷ none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give God a ransom for him.

⁸ For the redemption of their life is costly, no payment is ever enough,

⁹ that he should live on forever, that he should not see corruption.

¹⁰ For he sees that wise men die; likewise the fool and the senseless perish, and leave their wealth to others.

¹¹ Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever, and their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves.

⁴ I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will solve my riddle on the harp.

⁵ Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels surrounds me?

⁶ Those who trust in their wealth, and boast in the multitude of their riches—

⁷ none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give God a ransom for him.

⁸ For the redemption of their life is costly, no payment is ever enough,

⁹ that he should live on forever, that he should not see corruption.

¹⁰ For he sees that wise men die; likewise the fool and the senseless perish, and leave their wealth to others.

¹¹ Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever, and their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves.

⁴ I will incline my ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

⁵ Why should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall encompass me?

⁶ They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

⁷ None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:

⁸ (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)

⁹ That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.

¹⁰ For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.

¹¹ 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.

⁴ I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will solve my riddle on the harp.

⁵ Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels surrounds me?

⁶ Those who trust in their wealth, and boast in the multitude of their riches—

⁷ none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give God a ransom for him.

⁸ For the redemption of their life is costly, no payment is ever enough,

⁹ that he should live on forever, that he should not see corruption.

¹⁰ For he sees that wise men die; likewise the fool and the senseless perish, and leave their wealth to others.

¹¹ Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever, and their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves.

⁴ I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will solve my riddle on the harp.

⁵ Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels surrounds me?

⁶ Those who trust in their wealth, and boast in the multitude of their riches—

⁷ none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give God a ransom for him.

⁸ For the redemption of their life is costly, no payment is ever enough,

⁹ that he should live on forever, that he should not see corruption.

¹⁰ For he sees that wise men die; likewise the fool and the senseless perish, and leave their wealth to others.

¹¹ Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever, and their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves.

⁴ I shall bow down mine ear into a parable; I shall open my reason set forth in a psaltery.

⁵ Why shall I dread in the evil day? the wickedness of mine heel shall encompass me.

⁶ Which trust in their own virtue; and have glory in the multitude of their riches.

⁷ A brother again-buyeth not, shall a man again-buy? and he shall not give to God his pleasing.

⁸ And he shall not be able to give the price of ransom for his soul; and he shall travail into without end,

⁹ and he shall live yet into the end. He shall not see perishing,

¹⁰ when he shall see wise men dying; the unwise man and the fool shall perish together. And they shall leave their riches to aliens;

¹¹ and the sepulchres of them be the houses of them without end. The tabernacles of them be in generation and in generation; they called their names in their lands.

⁴ I shall bow down mine ear into a parable; I shall open my reason set forth in a psaltery. (I shall listen closely to a parable; then I shall set forth my understanding on a lute.)

⁵ Why shall I dread in the evil day? the wickedness of mine heel shall (en)compass me. (Why should I have fear, or be afraid, on the day of evil, when the wickedness of my enemies shall surround me?)

⁶ Which trust in their own virtue (or They who trust in their wealth); and have glory in the multitude of their riches.

⁷ A brother again-buyeth not, shall a man again-buy? and he shall not give to God his pleasing. (No one shall ever be able to redeem himself; he shall never be able to pay God the price that he asketh for him.)

⁸ And he shall not (be able to) give the price of ransom for his soul; and he shall travail into without end, (Yea, he shall never be able to pay the price of ransom for his own soul; even if he could work forever,)

⁹ and he shall live yet into the end. He shall not see perishing, (so that he would live forever, and not see perishing, or corruption.)

¹⁰ when he shall see wise men dying; the unwise man and the fool shall perish together. And they shall leave their riches to aliens; (For he seeth that the wise die; and that the foolish and the ignorant perish together with them. But they all leave their riches to others, even strangers;)

¹¹ and the sepulchres of them be the houses of them without end. The tabernacles of them be in generation and in generation; they called their names in their lands. (and their tombs, or their graves, shall be their houses forever. Yea, their dwelling places for all generations; even though their lands were once called by their own names.)

⁴ I incline to a simile mine ear, I open with a harp my riddle:

⁵ Why do I fear in days of evil? The iniquity of my supplanters doth compass me.

⁶ Those trusting on their wealth, And in the multitude of their riches, Do shew themselves foolish.

⁷ A brother doth no one at all ransom, He doth not give to God his atonement.

⁸ And precious is the redemption of their soul, And it hath ceased — to the age.

⁹ And still he liveth for ever, He seeth not the pit.

¹⁰ For he seeth wise men die, Together the foolish and brutish perish, And have left to others their wealth.

¹¹ Their heart is: Their houses are to the age, Their tabernacles to all generations. They proclaimed their names over the lands.