Psalms 4921 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence.49:1לַמְנַצֵּחַ ׀ לִבְנֵי־קֹרַח מִזְמֽוֹר׃For the Leader; a Psalm of the sons of Korah.49:2שִׁמְעוּ־זֹאת כָּל־הָֽעַמִּים הַאֲזִינוּ כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵי חָֽלֶד׃Hear this, all ye peoples; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world,49:3גַּם־בְּנֵי אָדָם גַּם־בְּנֵי־אִישׁ יַחַד עָשִׁיר וְאֶבְיֽוֹן׃Both low and high, rich and poor together.49:4פִּי יְדַבֵּר חָכְמוֹת וְהָגוּת לִבִּי תְבוּנֽוֹת׃My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.49:5אַטֶּה לְמָשָׁל אָזְנִי אֶפְתַּח בְּכִנּוֹר חִידָתִֽי׃I will incline mine ear to a parable; I will open my dark saying upon the harp.49:6לָמָּה אִירָא בִּימֵי רָע עֲוֺן עֲקֵבַי יְסוּבֵּֽנִי׃Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my supplanters compasseth me about,49:7הַבֹּטְחִים עַל־חֵילָם וּבְרֹב עָשְׁרָם יִתְהַלָּֽלוּ׃Of them that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches?49:8אָח לֹא־פָדֹה יִפְדֶּה אִישׁ לֹא־יִתֵּן לֵאלֹהִים כָּפְרֽוֹ׃No man can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him —49:9וְיֵקַר פִּדְיוֹן נַפְשָׁם וְחָדַל לְעוֹלָֽם׃For too costly is the redemption of their soul, and must be let alone for ever —49:10וִֽיחִי־עוֹד לָנֶצַח לֹא יִרְאֶה הַשָּֽׁחַת׃That he should still live alway, that he should not see the pit.49:11כִּי יִרְאֶה ׀ חֲכָמִים יָמוּתוּ יַחַד כְּסִיל וָבַעַר יֹאבֵדוּ וְעָזְבוּ לַאֲחֵרִים חֵילָֽם׃For he seeth that wise men die, the fool and the brutish together perish, and leave their wealth to others.49:12קִרְבָּם בָּתֵּימוֹ ׀ לְֽעוֹלָם מִשְׁכְּנֹתָם לְדֹר וָדֹר קָֽרְאוּ בִשְׁמוֹתָם עֲלֵי אֲדָמֽוֹת׃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.49:13וְאָדָם בִּיקָר בַּל־יָלִין נִמְשַׁל כַּבְּהֵמוֹת נִדְמֽוּ׃But man abideth not in honour; he is like the beasts that perish.49:14זֶה דַרְכָּם כֵּסֶל לָמוֹ וְאַחֲרֵיהֶם ׀ בְּפִיהֶם יִרְצוּ סֶֽלָה׃This is the way of them that are foolish, and of those who after them approve their sayings.49:15כַּצֹּאן ׀ לִֽשְׁאוֹל שַׁתּוּ מָוֶת יִרְעֵם וַיִּרְדּוּ בָם יְשָׁרִים ׀ לַבֹּקֶר וְצוּרָם לְבַלּוֹת שְׁאוֹל מִזְּבֻל לֽוֹ׃Like sheep they are appointed for the nether-world; death shall be their shepherd; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their form shall be for the nether-world to wear away, that there be no habitation for it.49:16אַךְ־אֱלֹהִים יִפְדֶּה נַפְשִׁי מִֽיַּד־שְׁאוֹל כִּי יִקָּחֵנִי סֶֽלָה׃But God will redeem my soul from the power of the nether-world; for He shall receive me.49:17אַל־תִּירָא כִּֽי־יַעֲשִׁר אִישׁ כִּֽי־יִרְבֶּה כְּבוֹד בֵּיתֽוֹ׃Be not thou afraid when one waxeth rich, when the wealth of his house is increased;49:18כִּי לֹא בְמוֹתוֹ יִקַּח הַכֹּל לֹא־יֵרֵד אַחֲרָיו כְּבוֹדֽוֹ׃For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away; his wealth shall not descend after him.49:19כִּֽי־נַפְשׁוֹ בְּחַיָּיו יְבָרֵךְ וְיוֹדֻךָ כִּי־תֵיטִיב לָֽךְ׃Though while he lived he blessed his soul: 'Men will praise thee, when thou shalt do well to thyself';49:20תָּבוֹא עַד־דּוֹר אֲבוֹתָיו עַד־נֵצַח לֹא יִרְאוּ־אֽוֹר׃It shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see the light.49:21אָדָם בִּיקָר וְלֹא יָבִין נִמְשַׁל כַּבְּהֵמוֹת נִדְמֽוּ׃Man that is in honour understandeth not; he is like the beasts that perish.← previousPsalms 48next →Psalms 50↑ back to PsalmsThis page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/49/