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Psalms
49
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1
For the choir director: A psalm of the descendants of Korah. Listen to this, all you people! Pay attention, everyone in the world!
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Psalms
49
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3
For my words are wise, and my thoughts are filled with insight.
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Psalms
49
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4
I listen carefully to many proverbs and solve riddles with inspiration from a harp.
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Psalms
49
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5
Why should I fear when trouble comes, when enemies surround me?
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Psalms
49
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6
They trust in their wealth and boast of great riches.
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Psalms
49
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7
Yet they cannot redeem themselves from death by paying a ransom to God.
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Psalms
49
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8
Redemption does not come so easily, for no one can ever pay enough
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Psalms
49
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9
to live forever and never see the grave.
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Psalms
49
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10
Those who are wise must finally die, just like the foolish and senseless, leaving all their wealth behind.
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Psalms
49
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11
The grave is their eternal home, where they will stay forever. They may name their estates after themselves,
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Psalms
49
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12
but their fame will not last. They will die, just like animals.
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Psalms
49
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13
This is the fate of fools, though they are remembered as being wise. Interlude
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Psalms
49
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14
Like sheep, they are led to the grave, 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.
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Psalms
49
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15
But as for me, God will redeem my life. He will snatch me from the power of the grave. Interlude
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Psalms
49
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16
So don't be dismayed when the wicked grow rich and their homes become ever more splendid.
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Psalms
49
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17
For when they die, they take nothing with them. Their wealth will not follow them into the grave.
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Psalms
49
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18
In this life they consider themselves fortunate and are applauded for their success.
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Psalms
49
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19
But they will die like all before them and never again see the light of day.
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Psalms
49
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20
People who boast of their wealth don't understand; they will die, just like animals.