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Psalms 49
Clementine Vulgate · Berean Standard Bible
Psalmus Asaph. Deus deorum Dominus locutus est, et vocavit terram a solis ortu usque ad occasum.
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all inhabitants of the world,
Deus manifeste veniet ; Deus noster, et non silebit. Ignis in conspectu ejus exardescet ; et in circuitu ejus tempestas valida.
My mouth will impart wisdom, and the meditation of my heart will bring understanding.
Advocabit cælum desursum, et terram, discernere populum suum.
I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle with the harp:
Congregate illi sanctos ejus, qui ordinant testamentum ejus super sacrificia.
Why should I fear in times of trouble, when wicked usurpers surround me?
Et annuntiabunt cæli justitiam ejus, quoniam Deus judex est.
They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
Audi, populus meus, et loquar ; Israël, et testificabor tibi : Deus, Deus tuus ego sum.
No man can possibly redeem his brother (note: Or redeem another) or pay his ransom to God.
Non in sacrificiis tuis arguam te ; holocausta autem tua in conspectu meo sunt semper.
For the redemption of his soul is costly, and never can payment suffice,
Non accipiam de domo tua vitulos, neque de gregibus tuis hircos :
that he should live on forever and not see decay.
quoniam meæ sunt omnes feræ silvarum, jumenta in montibus, et boves.
For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.
Cognovi omnia volatilia cæli, et pulchritudo agri mecum est.
Their graves (note: LXX, Syriac, and Aramaic Targum; Hebrew Their inward thoughts) are their eternal homes—their dwellings for endless generations—even though their lands were their namesakes.
Si esuriero, non dicam tibi : meus est enim orbis terræ et plenitudo ejus.
But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.
Numquid manducabo carnes taurorum ? aut sanguinem hircorum potabo ?
This is the fate of the foolish (note: Or the way of the foolish) and their followers who endorse their sayings. Selah
Immola Deo sacrificium laudis, et redde Altissimo vota tua.
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.
Et invoca me in die tribulationis : eruam te, et honorificabis me.
But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. Selah
Peccatori autem dixit Deus : Quare tu enarras justitias meas ? et assumis testamentum meum per os tuum ?
Do not be afraid when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases.
Tu vero odisti disciplinam, et projecisti sermones meos retrorsum.
For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down.
Si videbas furem, currebas cum eo ; et cum adulteris portionem tuam ponebas.
Though in his lifetime he blesses his soul—and men praise you when you prosper—
Os tuum abundavit malitia, et lingua tua concinnabat dolos.
he will join the generation of his fathers, who will never see the light of day.
Sedens adversus fratrem tuum loquebaris, et adversus filium matris tuæ ponebas scandalum.
A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.