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Psalm 49
49:1 For the music director, a psalm by the Korahites. Listen to this, all you nations! Pay attention, all you inhabitants of the world! 49:2 Pay attention, all you people, both rich and poor! 49:3 I will declare a wise saying; I will share my profound thoughts. 49:4 I will learn a song that imparts wisdom; I will then sing my insightful song to the accompaniment of a harp. 49:5 Why should I be afraid in times of trouble, when the sinful deeds of deceptive men threaten to overwhelm me? 49:6 They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches. 49:7 Certainly a man cannot rescue his brother; he cannot pay God an adequate ransom price 49:8 (the ransom price for a human life is too high, and people go to their final destiny), 49:9 so that he might continue to live forever and not experience death. 49:10 Surely one sees that even wise people die; fools and spiritually insensitive people all pass away and leave their wealth to others. 49:11 Their grave becomes their permanent residence, their eternal dwelling place. They name their lands after themselves, 49:12 but, despite their wealth, people do not last, they are like animals that perish. 49:13 This is the destiny of fools, and of those who approve of their philosophy. (Selah)
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics

Names, People and Places:
 · Korah a man who led a rebellion against Moses and Aaron.,son of Esau and Oholibamah,son of Eliphaz son of Esau,son of Izhar son of Kohath son of Levi,son of Hebron of Judah,son of Izhar (Amminadab) son of Kohath son of Levi
 · Pit the place of the dead
 · pit the place of the dead
 · Selah a musical notation for crescendo or emphasis by action (IBD)


Dictionary Themes and Topics: JOB, BOOK OF | ESCHATOLOGY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT | PRAISE | PSALMS, BOOK OF | SHEOL | DARK SAYINGS | HEZEKIAH (2) | Wicked | Manaen | AFFLICTION | Boasting | Ransom | Ambition | Immortality | Death | Works | PROVERBS, THE BOOK OF | Confidence | Meditation | Harp | more
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NET Notes: Psa 49:1 The rare noun חָלֶד (kheled, “world”) occurs in Ps 17:14 and perhaps also in Isa 38:11 (see the note on R...

NET Notes: Psa 49:2 Heb “even the sons of mankind, even the sons of man.” Because of the parallel line, where “rich and poor” are mentioned, some ...

NET Notes: Psa 49:3 Heb “and the meditation of my heart [i.e., mind] is understanding.” The Hebrew term הָגוּת (hagut, ...

NET Notes: Psa 49:4 Heb “I will turn my ear to a wise saying, I will open [i.e., “reveal; explain”] my insightful saying with a harp.” In the firs...

NET Notes: Psa 49:5 The MT has, “the iniquity of my heels surrounds me.” The clause is best understood as temporal and as elaborating on the preceding phrase ...

NET Notes: Psa 49:6 The imperfect verbal form emphasizes their characteristic behavior.

NET Notes: Psa 49:7 Heb “he cannot pay to God his ransom price.” Num 35:31 may supply the legal background for the metaphorical language used here. The psalmi...

NET Notes: Psa 49:8 Heb “and one ceases forever.” The translation assumes an indefinite subject which in turn is representative of the entire human race (R...

NET Notes: Psa 49:9 Heb “see the Pit.” The Hebrew term שַׁחַת (shakhat, “pit”) is often used as a title for Sh...

NET Notes: Psa 49:10 Death shows no respect for anyone. No matter how wise or foolish an individual happens to be, all pass away.

NET Notes: Psa 49:11 Naming their lands after themselves is a claim of possession.

NET Notes: Psa 49:12 The verb is derived from דָּמָה (damah, “cease; destroy”; BDB 198 s.v.). Another option is to derive t...

NET Notes: Psa 49:13 Heb “and after them, in their mouth they take delight.” The meaning of the MT is not entirely clear. “After them” is understoo...

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