Psalms 49

Psalm 49 is a meditation on the futility of trusting in wealth for security and salvation, warning that riches cannot redeem a soul or prevent death.[1][2][3] The psalmist contrasts the fate of the wealthy who trust in their possessions with the faithful who trust in YHWH for redemption from Sheol, emphasizing that all people—rich and poor alike—face mortality and cannot take their wealth beyond the grave.[1][2][3]

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like a flock flock of small livestock to Sheol to ask to Sheol they are appointed they set death death will shepherd them he will shepherd them and they go down and they ruled in it — the upright upright ones in the morning for the dawn and their form and their carved-form their rock and their rock to consume to wear out Sheol the underworld Sheol from the dwelling from the lofty dwelling of of it —
Verse 15 כַּ/צֹּ֤אן 𐤊/𐤑𐤀𐤍 katson like a flock flock of small livestock HRd/Ncbsa לִֽ/שְׁא֣וֹל 𐤋/𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 lisheol to Sheol to ask to Sheol HR/Np שַׁתּוּ֮ 𐤔𐤕𐤅 shatu they are appointed they set HVqp3cp מָ֤וֶת 𐤌𐤅𐤕 mavet death death HNcmsa יִ֫רְעֵ֥/ם 𐤉𐤓𐤏/𐤌 yireem will shepherd them he will shepherd them HVqi3ms/Sp3mp וַ/יִּרְדּ֘וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤅 vayiredu and they go down and they ruled HC/Vqw3mp בָ֤/ם 𐤁/𐤌 vam in it HR/Sp3mp יְשָׁרִ֨ים 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 yesharim the upright upright ones HAampa לַ/בֹּ֗קֶר 𐤋/𐤁𐤒𐤓 laboqer in the morning for the dawn HRd/Ncmsa ו/ציר/ם 𐤅/𐤑𐤉𐤓/𐤌 vtsyrm and their form and their carved-form HC/Ncmsc/Sp3mp וְ֭/צוּרָ/ם 𐤅/𐤑𐤅𐤓/𐤌 vetsuram their rock and their rock HC/Ncmsc/Sp3mp לְ/בַלּ֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤁𐤋𐤅𐤕 levalot to consume to wear out HR/Vpc שְׁא֗וֹל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 sheol Sheol the underworld Sheol HNp מִ/זְּבֻ֥ל 𐤌/𐤆𐤁𐤋 mizevul from the dwelling from the lofty dwelling of HR/Ncmsa לֽ/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo of it HR/Sp3ms
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