--- title: Psalms 49 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Psalms chapter 49 of the Tanakh (Ketuvim — the Writings) in Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: For the Leader; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/49/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Ketuvim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/) / [Psalms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/) / chapter 49 # Psalms 49 21 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [49:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.49.1/) — לַמְנַצֵּחַ ׀ לִבְנֵי־קֹרַח מִזְמֽוֹר׃ — For the Leader; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. - [49:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.49.2/) — שִׁמְעוּ־זֹאת כָּל־הָֽעַמִּים הַאֲזִינוּ כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵי חָֽלֶד׃ — Hear this, all ye peoples; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world, - [49:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.49.3/) — גַּם־בְּנֵי אָדָם גַּם־בְּנֵי־אִישׁ יַחַד עָשִׁיר וְאֶבְיֽוֹן׃ — Both low and high, rich and poor together. - [49:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.49.4/) — פִּי יְדַבֵּר חָכְמוֹת וְהָגוּת לִבִּי תְבוּנֽוֹת׃ — My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be understanding. - [49:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.49.5/) — אַטֶּה לְמָשָׁל אָזְנִי אֶפְתַּח בְּכִנּוֹר חִידָתִֽי׃ — I will incline mine ear to a parable; I will open my dark saying upon the harp. - [49:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.49.6/) — לָמָּה אִירָא בִּימֵי רָע עֲוֺן עֲקֵבַי יְסוּבֵּֽנִי׃ — Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my supplanters compasseth me about, - [49:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.49.7/) — הַבֹּטְחִים עַל־חֵילָם וּבְרֹב עָשְׁרָם יִתְהַלָּֽלוּ׃ — Of them that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches? - [49:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.49.8/) — אָח לֹא־פָדֹה יִפְדֶּה אִישׁ לֹא־יִתֵּן לֵאלֹהִים כָּפְרֽוֹ׃ — No man can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him — - [49:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.49.9/) — וְיֵקַר פִּדְיוֹן נַפְשָׁם וְחָדַל לְעוֹלָֽם׃ — For too costly is the redemption of their soul, and must be let alone for ever — - [49:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.49.10/) — וִֽיחִי־עוֹד לָנֶצַח לֹא יִרְאֶה הַשָּֽׁחַת׃ — That he should still live alway, that he should not see the pit. - [49:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.49.11/) — כִּי יִרְאֶה ׀ חֲכָמִים יָמוּתוּ יַחַד כְּסִיל וָבַעַר יֹאבֵדוּ וְעָזְבוּ לַאֲחֵרִים חֵילָֽם׃ — For he seeth that wise men die, the fool and the brutish together perish, and leave their wealth to others. - [49:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.49.12/) — קִרְבָּם בָּתֵּימוֹ ׀ לְֽעוֹלָם מִשְׁכְּנֹתָם לְדֹר וָדֹר קָֽרְאוּ בִשְׁמוֹתָם עֲלֵי אֲדָמֽוֹת׃ — Their 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. - [49:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.49.13/) — וְאָדָם בִּיקָר בַּל־יָלִין נִמְשַׁל כַּבְּהֵמוֹת נִדְמֽוּ׃ — But man abideth not in honour; he is like the beasts that perish. - [49:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.49.14/) — זֶה דַרְכָּם כֵּסֶל לָמוֹ וְאַחֲרֵיהֶם ׀ בְּפִיהֶם יִרְצוּ סֶֽלָה׃ — This is the way of them that are foolish, and of those who after them approve their sayings. - [49:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.49.15/) — כַּצֹּאן ׀ לִֽשְׁאוֹל שַׁתּוּ מָוֶת יִרְעֵם וַיִּרְדּוּ בָם יְשָׁרִים ׀ לַבֹּקֶר וְצוּרָם לְבַלּוֹת שְׁאוֹל מִזְּבֻל לֽוֹ׃ — Like sheep they are appointed for the nether-world; death shall be their shepherd; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their form shall be for the nether-world to wear away, that there be no habitation for it. - [49:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.49.16/) — אַךְ־אֱלֹהִים יִפְדֶּה נַפְשִׁי מִֽיַּד־שְׁאוֹל כִּי יִקָּחֵנִי סֶֽלָה׃ — But God will redeem my soul from the power of the nether-world; for He shall receive me. - [49:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.49.17/) — אַל־תִּירָא כִּֽי־יַעֲשִׁר אִישׁ כִּֽי־יִרְבֶּה כְּבוֹד בֵּיתֽוֹ׃ — Be not thou afraid when one waxeth rich, when the wealth of his house is increased; - [49:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.49.18/) — כִּי לֹא בְמוֹתוֹ יִקַּח הַכֹּל לֹא־יֵרֵד אַחֲרָיו כְּבוֹדֽוֹ׃ — For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away; his wealth shall not descend after him. - [49:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.49.19/) — כִּֽי־נַפְשׁוֹ בְּחַיָּיו יְבָרֵךְ וְיוֹדֻךָ כִּי־תֵיטִיב לָֽךְ׃ — Though while he lived he blessed his soul: 'Men will praise thee, when thou shalt do well to thyself'; - [49:20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.49.20/) — תָּבוֹא עַד־דּוֹר אֲבוֹתָיו עַד־נֵצַח לֹא יִרְאוּ־אֽוֹר׃ — It shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see the light. - [49:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.49.21/) — אָדָם בִּיקָר וְלֹא יָבִין נִמְשַׁל כַּבְּהֵמוֹת נִדְמֽוּ׃ — Man that is in honour understandeth not; he is like the beasts that perish. - ← previous: [Psalms 48](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/48/) - next →: [Psalms 50](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/50/) - ↑ back to [Psalms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/)