Psalmen 49 in verschiedenen Übersetzungen
American Standard
49:0
ASV
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
49:1
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Hear this, all ye peoples; Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world,
49:2
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Both low and high, Rich and poor together.
49:3
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My mouth shall speak wisdom; And the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
49:4
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I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
49:5
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Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, When iniquity at my heels compasseth me about?
49:6
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They that trust in their wealth, And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
49:7
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None of them can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him
49:8
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(For the redemption of their life is costly, And it faileth for ever),
49:9
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That he should still live alway, That he should not see corruption.
49:10
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For he shall see it. Wise men die; The fool and the brutish alike perish, And leave their wealth to others.
49:11
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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.
49:12
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But man being in honor abideth not: He is like the beasts that perish.
49:13
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This their way is their folly: Yet after them men approve their sayings. [Selah
49:14
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They are appointed as a flock for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd: And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; And their beauty shall be for Sheol to consume, That there be no habitation for it.
49:15
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But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol; For he will receive me. [Selah
49:16
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Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, When the glory of his house is increased:
49:17
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For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away; His glory shall not descend after him.
49:18
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Though while he lived he blessed his soul (And men praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself),
49:19
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He shall go to the generation of his fathers; They shall never see the light.
49:20
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Man that is in honor, and understandeth not, Is like the beasts that perish.