110 lines
1.8 KiB
Markdown
110 lines
1.8 KiB
Markdown
Psalm 49
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1. Listen to this, all you people!
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Pay attention, everyone in the world!
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2. High and low,
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rich and poor--listen!
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3. For my words are wise,
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and my thoughts are filled with insight.
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4. I listen carefully to many proverbs
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and solve riddles with inspiration from a harp.
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5. Why should I fear when trouble comes,
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when enemies surround me?
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6. They trust in their wealth
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and boast of great riches.
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7. Yet they cannot redeem themselves from death
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by paying a ransom to God.
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8. Redemption does not come so easily,
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for no one can ever pay enough
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9. to live forever
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and never see the grave.
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10. Those who are wise must finally die,
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just like the foolish and senseless,
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leaving all their wealth behind.
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11. The grave is their eternal home,
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where they will stay forever.
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They may name their estates after themselves,
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12. but their fame will not last.
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They will die, just like animals.
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13. This is the fate of fools,
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though they are remembered as being wise. Interlude
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14. Like sheep, they are led to the grave,
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where death will be their shepherd.
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In the morning the godly will rule over them.
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Their bodies will rot in the grave,
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far from their grand estates.
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15. But as for me, God will redeem my life.
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He will snatch me from the power of the grave. Interlude
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16. So don't be dismayed when the wicked grow rich
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and their homes become ever more splendid.
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17. For when they die, they take nothing with them.
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Their wealth will not follow them into the grave.
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18. In this life they consider themselves fortunate
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and are applauded for their success.
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19. But they will die like all before them
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and never again see the light of day.
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20. People who boast of their wealth don't understand;
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they will die, just like animals.
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