Verse 7
Psalms 49:7
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
7
They that trust in their own strength, and glory in the multitude of their riches,
Original Language Text
hebrew
הַ/בֹּטְחִ֥ים עַל חֵילָ֑/ם וּ/בְ/רֹ֥ב עָ֝שְׁרָ֗/ם יִתְהַלָּֽלוּ
English Translation
Those who trust in their strength and in the abundance of their wealth will boast.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 49 Context
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Unto the end, a psalm for the sons of Core.
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Hear these things, all ye nations: give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world.
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All you that are earthborn, and you sons of men: both rich and poor together.
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My mouth shall speak wisdom: and the meditation of my heart understanding.
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I will incline my ear to a parable; I will open my proposition on the psaltery.
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Why shall I fear in the evil day? the iniquity of my heel shall encompass me.
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They that trust in their own strength, and glory in the multitude of their riches,
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No brother can redeem, nor shall man redeem: he shall not give to God (Elohim) his ransom,
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Nor the price of the redemption of his soul: and shall labour for ever,
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and shall still live unto the end.
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He shall not see destruction, when he shall see the wise dying: the senseless and the fool shall per...
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and their sepulchres shall be their houses for ever. Their dwelling places to all generations: they...
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And man when he was in honour did not understand; he is compared to senseless beasts, and is become...
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This way of theirs is a stumblingblock to them: and afterwards they shall delight in their mouth.
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They are laid in hell like sheep: death shall feed upon them. And the just shall have dominion over...
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But God (Elohim) will redeem my soul from the hand of hell, when he shall receive me.
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Be not thou afraid, when a man shall be made rich, and when the glory of his house shall be increase...
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For when he shall die he shall take nothing away; nor shall his glory descend with him.
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For in his lifetime his soul will be blessed: and he will praise thee when thou shalt do well to him...
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He shall go in to the generations of his fathers: and he shall never see light.
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Man when he was in honour did not understand: he hath been compared to senseless beasts, and made li...
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