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Why Should I Fear in Times of Trouble?
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah.
Hear this, all peoples!
Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah.
Hear this, all peoples!
Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,
The Transiency of the Wealth
{To the chief Musician. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm.} Hear this, all ye peoples; give ear, all inhabitants of the world:
{To the chief Musician. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm.} Hear this, all ye peoples; give ear, all inhabitants of the world:
both low and high,
rich and poor together!
rich and poor together!
Both men of low and men of high degree, rich and poor alike.
My mouth shall speak wisdom;
the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.
the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.
My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding:
I will incline my ear to a proverb;
I will solve my riddle to the music of the lyre.
I will solve my riddle to the music of the lyre.
I will incline mine ear to a parable, I will open my riddle upon the harp.
Why should I fear in times of trouble,
when the iniquity of those who cheat me surrounds me,
when the iniquity of those who cheat me surrounds me,
Wherefore should I fear in the days of adversity, [when] the iniquity of my supplanters encompasseth me? --
those who trust in their wealth
and boast of the abundance of their riches?
and boast of the abundance of their riches?
They depend upon their wealth, and boast themselves in the abundance of their riches. ...
Truly no man can ransom another,
or give to God the price of his life,
or give to God the price of his life,
None can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him,
for the ransom of their life is costly
and can never suffice,
and can never suffice,
(For the redemption of their soul is costly, and must be given up for ever,)
that he should live on forever
and never see the pit.
and never see the pit.
That he should still live perpetually, [and] not see corruption.
For he sees that even the wise die;
the fool and the stupid alike must perish
and leave their wealth to others.
the fool and the stupid alike must perish
and leave their wealth to others.
For he seeth that wise men die; all alike, the fool and the brutish perish, and they leave their wealth to others.
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.
Man in his pomp will not remain;
he is like the beasts that perish.
he is like the beasts that perish.
Nevertheless, man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
This their way is their folly, yet they that come after them delight in their sayings. Selah.
Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol;
death shall be their shepherd,
and the upright shall rule over them in the morning.
Their form shall be consumed in Sheol, with no place to dwell.
death shall be their shepherd,
and the upright shall rule over them in the morning.
Their form shall be consumed in Sheol, with no place to dwell.
Like sheep are they laid in Sheol: Death feedeth on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their comeliness shall be for Sheol to consume, that there be no habitation for them.
But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol,
for he will receive me. Selah
for he will receive me. Selah
But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol: for he will receive me. Selah.
Be not afraid when a man becomes rich,
when the glory of his house increases.
when the glory of his house increases.
Be not afraid when a man becometh rich, when the glory of his house is increased:
For when he dies he will carry nothing away;
his glory will not go down after him.
his glory will not go down after him.
For when he dieth, he shall carry nothing away; his glory shall not descend after him.
For though, while he lives, he counts himself blessed
— and though you get praise when you do well for yourself —
— and though you get praise when you do well for yourself —
Though he blessed his soul in his lifetime, -- and men will praise thee when thou doest well to thyself, --
his soul will go to the generation of his fathers,
who will never again see light.
who will never again see light.
It shall go to the generation of his fathers: they shall never see light.