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Psalms 49

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,

For the choir director: A psalm of the descendants of Korah.

Listen to this, all you people!
Pay attention, everyone in the world!

both low and high,
rich and poor together!

High and low,
rich and poor — listen!

My mouth shall speak wisdom;
the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.

For my words are wise,
and my thoughts are filled with insight.

I will incline my ear to a proverb;
I will solve my riddle to the music of the lyre.

I listen carefully to many proverbs
and solve riddles with inspiration from a harp.

Why should I fear in times of trouble,
when the iniquity of those who cheat me surrounds me,

Why should I fear when trouble comes,
when enemies surround me?

those who trust in their wealth
and boast of the abundance of their riches?

They trust in their wealth
and boast of great riches.

Truly no man can ransom another,
or give to God the price of his life,

Yet they cannot redeem themselves from deatha
by paying a ransom to God.

for the ransom of their life is costly
and can never suffice,

Redemption does not come so easily,
for no one can ever pay enough

that he should live on forever
and never see the pit.

to live forever
and never see the grave.

For he sees that even the wise die;
the fool and the stupid alike must perish
and leave their wealth to others.

Those who are wise must finally die,
just like the foolish and senseless,
leaving all their wealth behind.

Their graves are their homes forever,a
their dwelling places to all generations,
though they called lands by their own names.

The graveb is their eternal home,
where they will stay forever.
They may name their estates after themselves,

Man in his pomp will not remain;
he is like the beasts that perish.

but their fame will not last.
They will die, just like animals.

This is the path of those who have foolish confidence;
yet after them people approve of their boasts.b Selah

This is the fate of fools,
though they are remembered as being wise.c
Interlude

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.

Like sheep, they are led to the grave,d
where death will be their shepherd.
In the morning the godly will rule over them.
Their bodies will rot in the grave,
far from their grand estates.

But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol,
for he will receive me. Selah

But as for me, God will redeem my life.
He will snatch me from the power of the grave.
Interlude

Be not afraid when a man becomes rich,
when the glory of his house increases.

So don’t be dismayed when the wicked grow rich
and their homes become ever more splendid.

For when he dies he will carry nothing away;
his glory will not go down after him.

For when they die, they take nothing with them.
Their wealth will not follow them into the grave.

For though, while he lives, he counts himself blessed
— and though you get praise when you do well for yourself —

In this life they consider themselves fortunate
and are applauded for their success.

his soul will go to the generation of his fathers,
who will never again see light.

But they will die like all before them
and never again see the light of day.

Man in his pomp yet without understanding is like the beasts that perish.

People who boast of their wealth don’t understand;
they will die, just like animals.

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