Verse 19
Psalms 49:19
New Living Translation
19
But they will die like all before them<br>and never again see the light of day.<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
כִּֽי נַ֭פְשׁ/וֹ בְּ/חַיָּ֣י/ו יְבָרֵ֑ךְ וְ֝/יוֹדֻ֗/ךָ כִּי תֵיטִ֥יב לָֽ/ךְ
English Translation
For his soul will bless you and he will acknowledge you, for you will do well for him.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 49 Context
1
Listen to this, all you people!<br>Pay attention, everyone in the world!<br>
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High and low,<br>rich and poor — listen!<br>
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For my words are wise,<br>and my thoughts are filled with insight.<br>
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I listen carefully to many proverbs<br>and solve riddles with inspiration from a harp.<br>
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Why should I fear when trouble comes,<br>when enemies surround me?<br>
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They trust in their wealth<br>and boast of great riches.<br>
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Yet they cannot redeem themselves from death<br>by paying a ransom to God (Elohim).<br>
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Redemption does not come so easily,<br>for no one can ever pay enough<br>
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to live forever<br>and never see the grave.<br>
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Those who are wise must finally die,<br>just like the foolish and senseless,<br>leaving all their we...
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The grave is their eternal home,<br>where they will stay forever.<br>They may name their estates aft...
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but their fame will not last.<br>They will die, just like animals.<br>
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13
This is the fate of fools,<br>though they are remembered as being wise. <i>Interlude</i><br>
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14
Like sheep, they are led to the grave,<br>where death will be their shepherd.<br>In the morning the...
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But as for me, God (Elohim) will redeem my life.<br>He will snatch me from the power of the grave. <...
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So don’t be dismayed when the wicked grow rich<br>and their homes become ever more splendid.<br>
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For when they die, they take nothing with them.<br>Their wealth will not follow them into the grave....
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In this life they consider themselves fortunate<br>and are applauded for their success.<br>
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But they will die like all before them<br>and never again see the light of day.<br>
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People who boast of their wealth don’t understand;<br>they will die, just like animals.<br>
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