The Psalms of David in Meter with the Prose Interlined, Psalm 49
PSAL. XLIX.
HEar this all ye people, give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
2 Both low and high, rich and poor together.
HEar this all people, give ye ear all in the world that dwell:
2 Both low and high both rich and poor together▪ weigh this well.
3 My mouth shall speak of wisdome, and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
3 My mouth of wisdome it shall speak, and of my heart in me
The meditation wholly shall of understanding be.
4 I will in…line mine ear to a parable, I will open my … dark saying upon the harp.
4 And I mine eare will now incline a parable unto,
My saying dark I open will upon the harp also.
5 Wherefore should I fear in the dayes of evill, when the iniquity of my heels shall compasse me about?
5 Wherefore should I fear in the dayes of evill, as in doubt,
When of my heeles th'iniquity shall compasse me about?
6 They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches:
6 They that here in their worldly wealth do wholly put their trust,
And do themselves in multitude of their great riches boast.
7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him.
7 None of them all his brother can by any meanes redeem,
Nor can he unto God at all a ransome give for him.
8 For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever.
9 That be should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
8 Their souls redemption precious for ay doth cease to be,
9 That he should still for ever live, and not corruption see.
10 For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool, and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
10 For that wise men, likewise the fool do die, he doth perceive,
And brutish persons perishing, their wealth to others leave.
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.
11 Their inward thought's that ay their house and dwelling places shall
Last to all ages; they their lands by their own names do call.
12 Neverthelesse man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
13 This their …ay is their folly; yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.
12 Yet man in honour not abides: he's like the beasts that perish.
13 This their way is their folly; yet their race their sayings cherish. Selah.
14 Like sheep they are laid in the grave▪ death shall …eed on them: and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning,
14 They in the grave like sheep are laid, death shall upon them feed,
The upright shall dominion have ov're them in morning tide;
And their beauty shall cousume in the grave from their dwelling.
15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave, for he shall receive me. Selah.
Their beauty from their dwelling place consume shall in the grave.
15 But God from grave will save my soul, for he shall me receive
16 Be not thou afraid▪ when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased.
16 Be not afraid when one is made in riches plenteous,
When every way increased is the glory of his house.
17 For when he dieth, he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
17 For when he dies, he carry shall nothing away in end,
His glory shall not any way then after him descend.
18 Though whiles be lived he blossed his soul and men will praise thee, when thou doest we to thy self.
18 Although whiles that he lived heer, his soul then blessed he▪
And when thou well dost to thy self, men will give praise to thee.
19 He shall go to the generations of his fathers, they shall never see light.
20 Man that is in honour, and understandeth uot is like the peasts that perish.
19 He shall go to his fathers race, light never see they shall.
20 Man honour'd and not knows, is like the beasts that perish all.