Psalms 49:4-8 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),

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.

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:)

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:)

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.

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:)

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

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.

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,

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,

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,

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.)

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,)

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.

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

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)

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 —

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:)

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.

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.

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.

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,

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,

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,

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.

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,

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,

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:)

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,

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,

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,

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,)

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.