Psalms 48 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 49

¹For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples. Listen, all you inhabitants of the world,

KJVTo the chief Musician^H5329^(H8764), A Psalm^H4210 for the sons^H1121 of Korah^H7141. Hear^H8085^(H8798) this, all ye people^H5971; give ear^H238^(H8685), all ye inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) of the world^H2465:

² both low and high, rich and poor together.

KJVBoth low^H1121^H120 and high^H1121^H376, rich^H6223 and poor^H34, together^H3162.

³ My mouth will speak words of wisdom. My heart will utter understanding.

KJVMy mouth^H6310 shall speak^H1696^(H8762) of wisdom^H2454; and the meditation^H1900 of my heart^H3820 shall be of understanding^H8394.

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

KJVI will incline^H5186^(H8686) mine ear^H241 to a parable^H4912: I will open^H6605^(H8799) my dark saying^H2420 upon the harp^H3658.

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

KJVWherefore should I fear^H3372^(H8799) in the days^H3117 of evil^H7451, when the iniquity^H5771 of my heels^H6120 shall compass^H5437^(H8799) me about?

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

KJVThey that trust^H982^(H8802) in their wealth^H2428, and boast^H1984^(H8691) themselves in the multitude^H7230 of their riches^H6239;

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

KJVNone of them can^H376 by any means^H6299^(H8800) redeem^H6299^(H8799) his brother^H251, nor give^H5414^(H8799) to God^H430 a ransom^H3724 for him:

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

KJV(For the redemption^H6306 of their soul^H5315 is precious^H3365^(H8799), and it ceaseth^H2308^(H8804) for ever^H5769:)

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

KJVThat he should still live^H2421^(H8799) for ever^H5331, and not see^H7200^(H8799) corruption^H7845.

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

KJVFor he seeth^H7200^(H8799) that wise men^H2450 die^H4191^(H8799), likewise^H3162 the fool^H3684 and the brutish person^H1198 perish^H6^(H8799), and leave^H5800^(H8804) their wealth^H2428 to others^H312.

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

KJVTheir inward^H7130 thought is, that their houses^H1004 shall continue for ever^H5769, and their dwelling^H4908 places to all^H1755 generations^H1755; they call^H7121^(H8804) their lands^H127 after their own names^H8034.

¹² But man, despite his riches, doesn’t endure. He is like the animals that perish.

KJVNevertheless man^H120 being in honour^H3366 abideth^H3885^(H8799) not: he is like^H4911^(H8738) the beasts^H929 that perish^H1820^(H8738).

¹³ This is the destiny of those who are foolish, and of those who approve their sayings. Selah.

KJVThis their way^H1870 is their folly^H3689: yet their posterity^H310 approve^H7521^(H8799) their sayings^H6310. Selah^H5542.

¹⁴ They are appointed as a flock for Sheol. Death shall be their shepherd. The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. Their beauty shall decay in Sheol, far from their mansion.

KJVLike sheep^H6629 they are laid^H8371^(H8804) in the grave^H7585; death^H4194 shall feed^H7462^(H8799) on them; and the upright^H3477 shall have dominion^H7287^(H8799) over them in the morning^H1242; and their beauty^H6697^(H8675)^H6736 shall consume^H1086^(H8763) in the grave^H7585 from their dwelling^H2073.

¹⁵ But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah.

KJVBut God^H430 will redeem^H6299^(H8799) my soul^H5315 from the power^H3027 of the grave^H7585: for he shall receive^H3947^(H8799) me. Selah^H5542.

¹⁶ Don’t be afraid when a man is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;

KJVBe not thou afraid^H3372^(H8799) when one^H376 is made rich^H6238^(H8686), when the glory^H3519 of his house^H1004 is increased^H7235^(H8799);

¹⁷ for when he dies he will carry nothing away. His glory won’t descend after him.

KJVFor when he dieth^H4194 he shall carry nothing away^H3947^(H8799): his glory^H3519 shall not descend^H3381^(H8799) after^H310 him.

¹⁸ Though while he lived he blessed his soul— and men praise you when you do well for yourself—

KJVThough while he lived^H2416 he blessed^H1288^(H8762) his soul^H5315: and men will praise^H3034^(H8686) thee, when thou doest well^H3190^(H8686) to thyself.

¹⁹ he shall go to the generation of his fathers. They shall never see the light.

KJVHe shall go^H935^(H8799) to the generation^H1755 of his fathers^H1; they shall never^H3808^H5331 see^H7200^(H8799) light^H216.

²⁰ A man who has riches without understanding, is like the animals that perish.

KJVMan^H120 that is in honour^H3366, and understandeth^H995^(H8799) not, is like^H4911^(H8738) the beasts^H929 that perish^H1820^(H8738).

WEB·Psalms 48

¹A Song. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. Great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised, in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.

KJVA Song^H7892 and Psalm^H4210 for the sons^H1121 of Korah^H7141. Great^H1419 is the LORD^H3068, and greatly^H3966 to be praised^H1984^(H8794) in the city^H5892 of our God^H430, in the mountain^H2022 of his holiness^H6944.

² Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion, on the north sides, the city of the great King.

KJVBeautiful^H3303 for situation^H5131, the joy^H4885 of the whole earth^H776, is mount^H2022 Zion^H6726, on the sides^H3411 of the north^H6828, the city^H7151 of the great^H7227 King^H4428.

³ God has shown himself in her citadels as a refuge.

KJVGod^H430 is known^H3045^(H8738) in her palaces^H759 for a refuge^H4869.

⁴ For, behold, the kings assembled themselves, they passed by together.

KJVFor, lo, the kings^H4428 were assembled^H3259^(H8738), they passed by^H5674^(H8804) together^H3162.

⁵ They saw it, then they were amazed. They were dismayed. They hurried away.

KJVThey saw^H7200^(H8804) it, and so they marvelled^H8539^(H8804); they were troubled^H926^(H8738), and hasted away^H2648^(H8738).

⁶ Trembling took hold of them there, pain, as of a woman in travail.

KJVFear^H7461 took hold^H270^(H8804) upon them there, and pain^H2427, as of a woman in travail^H3205^(H8802).

⁷ With the east wind, you break the ships of Tarshish.

KJVThou breakest^H7665^(H8762) the ships^H591 of Tarshish^H8659 with an east^H6921 wind^H7307.

⁸ As we have heard, so we have seen, in the city of Yahweh of Armies, in the city of our God. God will establish it forever. Selah.

KJVAs we have heard^H8085^(H8804), so have we seen^H7200^(H8804) in the city^H5892 of the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635, in the city^H5892 of our God^H430: God^H430 will establish^H3559^(H8787) it for^H5704 ever^H5769. Selah^H5542.

⁹ We have thought about your loving kindness, God, in the middle of your temple.

KJVWe have thought^H1819^(H8765) of thy lovingkindness^H2617, O God^H430, in the midst^H7130 of thy temple^H1964.

¹⁰ As is your name, God, so is your praise to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is full of righteousness.

KJVAccording to thy name^H8034, O God^H430, so is thy praise^H8416 unto the ends^H7099 of the earth^H776: thy right hand^H3225 is full^H4390^(H8804) of righteousness^H6664.

¹¹ Let Mount Zion be glad! Let the daughters of Judah rejoice because of your judgments.

KJVLet mount^H2022 Zion^H6726 rejoice^H8055^(H8799), let the daughters^H1323 of Judah^H3063 be glad^H1523^(H8799), because of thy judgments^H4941.

¹² Walk about Zion, and go around her. Number its towers.

KJVWalk about^H5437^(H8798) Zion^H6726, and go round about^H5362^(H8685) her: tell^H5608^(H8798) the towers^H4026 thereof.

¹³ Notice her bulwarks. Consider her palaces, that you may tell it to the next generation.

KJVMark^H7896^(H8798) ye well^H3820 her bulwarks^H2430, consider^H6448^(H8761) her palaces^H759; that ye may tell^H5608^(H8762) it to the generation^H1755 following^H314.

¹⁴ For this God is our God forever and ever. He will be our guide even to death.

KJVFor this God^H430 is our God^H430 for ever^H5769 and ever^H5703: he will be our guide^H5090^(H8762) even unto death^H4192.

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