To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. |
Psalm 49:1-20 Book# 2 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks] |
All you people, hear this. [Lean] your ear, all you inhabitants of the world. Both the [powerless & the powerful,] the rich & the poor together. My mouth shall speak of wisdom & the meditation of my heart, shall be of understanding. |
I will [lean] my ear to a parable. On the harp, I will [disclose] my dark [sayings.] [Mark 4:10-12 And when He was alone, [those who were around] Him with the 12 asked Him [about] the parable. And He said to them, Unto you, it is given to know the mystery of the Kingdom of God; but to them [who] are without [faith,] all these things are done in parables. |
[So] that seeing they may see & not [realize] & hearing, they may hear & not understand; lest at any time they should be converted & their sins should be forgiven them.] |
[Why] should I [be afraid, during] the evil days, when the [sinfulness around] my heels shall [surround] me? [2 Corinthians 1:14 [Like] you also have [partially understood] us, [so] we [join] your rejoicing, even [like] you also [will join in] ours, [on] the day the Lord Jesus comes.] |
None of [those who] trust in their wealth & boast of the multitude of their riches; can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him. (For redemption of the soul is [priceless] & [money] ceases [to have value] forever.) |
[Matthew 16:26-27 For what is a man [benefited,] if he shall gain the whole world & lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? * For the Son of Man shall come in the glory of His Father, with His Angels. And then He shall reward every man according to his [deeds.] |
Should he [who has wealth] live forever & not see corruption? [Psalm 89:48 What man is he, [who] lives & shall not see death? Shall he deliver his [own] soul from the hand [that covers] the grave?] |
For he sees that wise men die, [as well as] the fool. The [senseless] person [perishes] & [leaves] their wealth to others. Their [deepest] thought is, that their [households] shall continue forever & their places [where they dwell] [shall continue] to all generations. They [even] call their lands after their own names. |
[Still,] being an [honorable] man [doesn't endure.] He is like the [animals] that perish. Their way [of doing] this, is their [foolishness.] Yet, their [descendants] approve [of what they say.] Selah. [Luke 12:18-20 And he said, I will do this. I will pull down my barns & build [larger ones,] where I may [store] all my fruits & [possessions.] |
And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have [many possessions stored] up for many years. Take [it easy] & eat, drink & be merry. But God said to him, You fool. This night your soul shall be required of you. Then whose shall those things be, which you have provided?] |
Like sheep, they are laid in the grave. Death shall feed on them & in the morning, the [righteous] shall have [power] over them & their beauty shall [rot away] from their dwelling in the grave. |
[Revelation 2:26-27 And he [who] overcomes & [keeps doing] My [work,] until the end, I will give power to him over the nations & he shall rule them with a rod of iron, even [like] I have received from My Father.They shall be broken [into slivers like] the [clay] vessels of the potter.] |
* But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave. For He shall receive me. Selah. [1 Timothy 3:16 And without [disputing] the mystery of godliness, God was [clearly visible] in the flesh, justified [through] the Spirit, seen [by] Angels & preached to the Gentiles, believed in [by] the world & received up into glory.] |
[Don't] be afraid when one is made rich & when the glory of his house is increased. For when he dies, he shall carry nothing away. His glory shall not [go down] after him. |
[Although] while he lived, he blessed his [own]. soul & men will praise you when you do well [for] yourself. He shall go to the generation of his [forefathers] & they shall never see light. Man [who has] honor & [doesn't] understand, is like the [animals] who perish. |