Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
To
the Overseer
. --
By
sons of Korah. A
Psalm.
Hear this, all ye
peoples ,
Give
ear
, all ye
inhabitants of the world .
For
the choirmaster
. A
Psalm
of
the
sons of Korah. Hear this, all you
peoples ;
listen
, all inhabitants of the world ,
Both low and high, together
rich and needy
.
both low and high, rich and poor
alike
.
My mouth speaketh
wise
things
, And the meditations
of my heart `are'
things
of
understanding.
My mouth will
impart
wisdom
, and the meditation
of my heart will
bring
understanding.
I incline to a simile
mine
ear,
I open
with
a
harp
my riddle:
I will
incline my
ear
to a proverb;
I will
express
my riddle with
the
harp
:
Why do
I fear in days
of
evil?
The
iniquity
of my
supplanters
doth
compass
me .
Why should
I fear in times
of trouble,
when
wicked
usurpers
surround
me ?
Those
trusting
on
their wealth ,
And in the
multitude
of
their riches ,
Do
shew
themselves
foolish
.
They
trust
in
their wealth and boast
in their great
riches.
A
brother
doth
no one
at
all
ransom ,
He
doth
not
give
to God his
atonement
.
No man
can
possibly
redeem
his
brother
or
pay
his
ransom to God.
And
precious
`is'
the redemption of their
soul, And it
hath
ceased
--
to
the
age.
For
the redemption of his
soul is
costly
, and never
can
payment
suffice,
And
still
he
liveth
for
ever,
He seeth
not the
pit
.
that
he should
live
on
forever
and
not see
decay
.
For he
seeth
wise men die, Together
the foolish and brutish
perish ,
And have
left
to
others
their wealth.
For it
is
clear
that
wise men die, and
the foolish and the
senseless
both
perish and leave
their wealth to
others
.
Their heart
`is':
Their
houses
`
are '
to
the
age,
Their tabernacles
to
all
generations .
They
proclaimed
their names
over
the
lands.
Their graves
are their eternal
homes—
their
dwellings
for
endless
generations —
even
though
their lands were
their
namesakes
.
And
man in
honour
doth
not
remain
, He hath
been
like the beasts ,
they
have
been
cut
off
.
But
a
man, despite
his
wealth,
cannot
endure;
he is
like the beasts that
perish
.
This their
way
`
is '
folly
for
them,
And their posterity
with
their sayings are
pleased
. Selah .
This is the
fate
of
the
self-confident
and their followers
who
endorse
their sayings. Selah
As
sheep for Sheol they
have
set
themselves,
Death doth
afflict
them,
And
the upright rule over
them in the morning, And their form `is'
for
consumption.
Sheol `is'
a
dwelling
for
him
.
Like
sheep they
are
destined
for Sheol .
Death will
be
their
shepherd.
The upright will
rule them in the morning, and their form will
decay
in
Sheol ,
far
from
their
lofty
abode
.
Only,
God doth
ransom
my soul
from the
hand
of
Sheol, For He doth
receive
me. Selah .
But
God will
redeem
my life
from Sheol, for He will
surely
take
me to
Himself
. Selah
Fear
not ,
when one
maketh
wealth
, When the honour
of his house is
abundant,
Do
not be
amazed
when a
man
grows
rich
, when the splendor
of his house increases.
For at
his
death
he receiveth
nothing
, His honour
goeth
not down
after
him.
For when
he dies
, he
will
carry
nothing
away;
his abundance
will
not follow
him down
.
For
his
soul
in his life
he blesseth,
(
And they
praise thee
when thou
dost
well
for
thyself.)
Though
in his lifetime
he blesses
his
soul—
and men
praise you
when you
prosper—
It
cometh
to
the generation of his fathers, For
ever
they
see not
the light.
he
will
join
the generation of his fathers, who
will
never
see the light of
day
.
Man in
honour,
who understandest
not,
Hath
been
like the beasts ,
they
have
been
cut
off!
A
man who has
riches
without
understanding
is
like the beasts that
perish.
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