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அதிகார சுருக்கம் & வரலாற்றுப் பின்னணி (Author, Themes & Exegesis)

49:1

[To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.] Hear this, all {ye} people; give ear, all {ye} inhabitants of the world: {for: or, of}

49:2

Both low and high, rich and poor, together.

49:3

My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart {shall be} of understanding.

49:4

I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

49:5

Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, {when} the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?

49:6

They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

49:7

None {of them} can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:

49:8

(For the redemption of their soul {is} precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)

49:9

That he should still live for ever, {and} not see corruption.

49:10

For he seeth {that} wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.

49:11

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. {all...: Heb. generation and generation}

49:12

Nevertheless man {being} in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts {that} perish.

49:13

This their way {is} their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah. {approve...: Heb. delight in their mouth}

49:14

Like 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. {beauty: or, strength} {in the grave from...: or, the grave being an habitation to every one of them}

49:15

But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah. {power: Heb. hand} {the grave: or, hell}

49:16

Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;

49:17

For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.

49:18

Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and {men} will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself. {while...: Heb. in his life}

49:19

He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light. {He...: Heb. The soul shall}

49:20

Man {that is} in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts {that} perish.

49:21

Man when he was in honour did not understand: he hath been compared to senseless beasts, and made like to them.

Completed Psalms 49?

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