- 1[To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.] Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ לִבְנֵי קֹ֬רַח מִזְמֽוֹר
- 2Both low and high, rich and poor, together.שִׁמְעוּ זֹ֭את כָּל הָֽעַמִּ֑ים הַ֝אֲזִ֗ינוּ כָּל יֹ֥שְׁבֵי חָֽלֶד
- 3My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.גַּם בְּנֵ֣י אָ֭דָם גַּם בְּנֵי אִ֑ישׁ יַ֝֗חַד עָשִׁ֥יר וְאֶבְיֽוֹן
- 4I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.פִּ֭י יְדַבֵּ֣ר חָכְמ֑וֹת וְהָג֖וּת לִבִּ֣י תְבוּנֽוֹת
- 5Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?אַטֶּ֣ה לְמָשָׁ֣ל אָזְנִ֑י אֶפְתַּ֥ח בְּ֝כִנּ֗וֹר חִידָתִֽי
- 6They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;לָ֣מָּה אִ֭ירָא בִּ֣ימֵי רָ֑ע עֲוֺ֖ן עֲקֵבַ֣י יְסוּבֵּֽנִי
- 7None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:הַבֹּטְחִ֥ים עַל חֵילָ֑ם וּבְרֹ֥ב עָ֝שְׁרָ֗ם יִתְהַלָּֽלוּ
- 8(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)אָ֗ח לֹא פָדֹ֣ה יִפְדֶּ֣ה אִ֑ישׁ לֹא יִתֵּ֖ן לֵאלֹהִ֣ים כָּפְרֽוֹ
- 9That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.וְ֭יֵקַר פִּדְי֥וֹן נַפְשָׁ֗ם וְחָדַ֥ל לְעוֹלָֽם
- 10For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.וִֽיחִי ע֥וֹד לָנֶ֑צַח לֹ֖א יִרְאֶ֣ה הַשָּֽׁחַת
- 11Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.כִּ֤י יִרְאֶ֨ה חֲכָ֘מִ֤ים יָמ֗וּתוּ יַ֤חַד כְּסִ֣יל וָבַ֣עַר יֹאבֵ֑דוּ וְעָזְב֖וּ לַאֲחֵרִ֣ים חֵילָֽם
- 12Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.קִרְבָּ֤ם בָּתֵּ֨ימוֹ לְֽעוֹלָ֗ם מִ֭שְׁכְּנֹתָם לְדֹ֣ר וָדֹ֑ר קָֽרְא֥וּ בִ֝שְׁמוֹתָ֗ם עֲלֵ֣י אֲדָמֽוֹת
- 13This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.וְאָדָ֣ם בִּ֭יקָר בַּל יָלִ֑ין נִמְשַׁ֖ל כַּבְּהֵמ֣וֹת נִדְמֽוּ
- 14Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.זֶ֣ה דַ֭רְכָּם כֵּ֣סֶל וְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֓ם בְּפִיהֶ֖ם יִרְצ֣וּ סֶֽלָה
- 15But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.כַּצֹּ֤אן לִֽשְׁא֣וֹל שַׁתּוּ֮ מָ֤וֶת יִ֫רְעֵ֥ם וַיִּרְדּ֘וּ יְשָׁרִ֨ים לַבֹּ֗קֶר וצירם וְ֭צוּרָם לְבַלּ֥וֹת שְׁא֗וֹל מִזְּבֻ֥ל
- 16Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;אַךְ אֱלֹהִ֗ים יִפְדֶּ֣ה נַ֭פְשִׁי מִֽיַּד שְׁא֑וֹל כִּ֖י יִקָּחֵ֣נִי סֶֽלָה
- 17For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.אַל תִּ֭ירָא כִּֽי יַעֲשִׁ֣ר אִ֑ישׁ כִּֽי יִ֝רְבֶּה כְּב֣וֹד בֵּיתֽוֹ
- 18Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.כִּ֤י לֹ֣א בְ֭מוֹתוֹ יִקַּ֣ח הַכֹּ֑ל לֹא יֵרֵ֖ד אַחֲרָ֣יו כְּבוֹדֽוֹ
- 19He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.כִּֽי נַ֭פְשׁוֹ בְּחַיָּ֣יו יְבָרֵ֑ךְ וְ֝יוֹדֻ֗ךָ כִּי תֵיטִ֥יב
- 20Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.תָּ֭בוֹא עַד דּ֣וֹר אֲבוֹתָ֑יו עַד נֵ֝֗צַח לֹ֣א יִרְאוּ אֽוֹר
Psalm 49 KJV
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Psalm 49 original-language research
The Hebrew lines shown beneath the KJV text come from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (OSHB) data in YHWSA. The chapter vocabulary below is ranked from verse-level Strong's tagging; grammatical particles are omitted so meaningful terms remain visible.
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
properly, a revolution of time, i.e., an age or generation; also a dwelling
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
to sever, i.e., ransom; generally to release, preserve
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
Hebrew verse gematria
YHWSA calculates these totals directly from every consonant in the tagged Hebrew source line using the Carlo Suarès letter-number system; vowel points and cantillation marks do not add values. The totals are not reverse-mapped from English. A matching number is a comparison to investigate, not proof that two passages mean the same thing.
| Verse | Value | Workspace |
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| Psalm 49:1 | 911 | study verse |
| Psalm 49:2 | 2,092 | study verse |
| Psalm 49:3 | 3,573 | study verse |
| Psalm 49:4 | 2,106 | study verse |
| Psalm 49:5 | 1,682 | study verse |
| Psalm 49:6 | 1,715 | study verse |
| Psalm 49:7 | 3,243 | study verse |
| Psalm 49:8 | 2,662 | study verse |
| Psalm 49:9 | 2,930 | study verse |
| Psalm 49:10 | 1,252 | study verse |
| Psalm 49:11 | 3,417 | study verse |
| Psalm 49:12 | 6,166 | study verse |
| Psalm 49:13 | 2,698 | study verse |
| Psalm 49:14 | 2,874 | study verse |
| Psalm 49:15 | 7,580 | study verse |
| Psalm 49:16 | 2,380 | study verse |
| Psalm 49:17 | 2,260 | study verse |
| Psalm 49:18 | 1,196 | study verse |
| Psalm 49:19 | 2,201 | study verse |
| Psalm 49:20 | 1,795 | study verse |
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