Psalm 49
Chant Psalter
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Audite haec, omnes.
1 O hear ye this, all ye people; * ponder it with your ears, all ye that | dwell • in the | world; ||
2 High and low, | rich and • poor, | one • with an- | other. ||
3 My mouth shall | speak of | wisdom, ||
and my | heart shall | muse of • under- | standing. ||
4 I will incline mine | ear • to the | para•ble, ||
and | 3 show my • dark | speech up•on the | harp. ||
5 Wherefore should I fear in the | days of | wicked•ness, ||
and when the wickedness of my heels | compass•eth me | round a- | bout? ||
5 Wherefore should I fear in the | days of | evil, ||
when wickedness at my heels | compass•eth me | round a- | bout? ||
6 There be some that put their | trust • in their | goods, ||
and boast themselves in the | multi•tude | of their | riches. ||
7 But no man may de- | liver • his | brother, ||
3 nor | make a- | greement • unto | God • for him, ||
7 But no man may de- | liver • his | brother, ||
3 nor | give a | ransom • unto | God • for him, ||
8 (For it cost more to redeem their souls, * so that he must let that a- | lone for | ever;) ||
9 Yea, though he live | long, • and | 3 see not • the | grave. ||
8 (For it cost more to redeem their souls, * so that he must let that a- | lone for | ever;) ||
9 That he shall live | alway, • and | 3 not see • the | grave. ||
10 For he seeth that wise men also die and | 3 perish to- | gether, ||
as well as the ignorant and foolish, and | leave their | 3 riches for | other. ||
11 And yet they think that their houses shall con- | 3 tinue for | ever, ||
and that their dwelling-places shall endure from one generation to another; * and call the | lands • after their | own | names. ||
12 Nevertheless, man will not a- | bide in | honour, ||
seeing he may be compared unto the beasts that | perish | 3 this is • the | way of • them; ||
12 Nevertheless, man being in honour a- | bideth | not, ||
seeing he may be com- | pared un•to the | beasts that | perish; ||
13 3 This | is their | foolish•ness; ||
and their pos- | 3 terity | praise their | saying. ||
13 This their way is | very | foolish•ness; ||
yet their pos- | 3 terity | praise their | saying. ||
14 They lie in the hell like sheep; death gnaweth upon them; * and the righteous shall have domination | over them • in the | morning: ||
their beauty shall consume in the | 3 sepulchre, | 3 out of • their | dwelling. ||
14 They lie in the grave like sheep; death is their shepherd; * and the righteous shall have dominion | over them • in the | morning: ||
their beauty shall consume in the | 3 sepulchre, | and • have no | abi•ding. ||
*§ 15 But God hath de- | livered • my | soul ||
Or, 15 But God hath delivered my soul from the | place of | hell; ||
for | he | shall re- | ceive me. ||
from the place of | hell; * for | 3 he shall • re- | ceive me. ||
*§ 15 But God hath de- | livered • my | soul ||
Or, 15 But God hath delivered my soul from the | power • of the | grave; ||
for | he | shall re- | ceive me. ||
from the power of the | grave; * for | 3 he shall • re- | ceive me. ||
16 Be not thou afraid, though | one be • made | rich, ||
or if the | glory • of his | house • be in- | creased; ||
17 For he shall carry nothing away with him | when he | dieth, ||
3 neither | shall his | pomp | follow • him. ||
18 For while he lived, he | counted him•self an | happy • man; ||
and so long as thou doest | well un•to thy- | self, • men will speak | good of • thee. ||
*§ 19 He shall | follow the • gener- | ation ||
Or, 19 He shall follow the gener- | ation • of his | fathers, ||
3 and | — shall | never • see | light. ||
of his | fathers, and shall | never • see | light. ||
20 Man being in honour hath | no • under- | standing ||
but is com- | pared un•to the | beasts that | perish. ||
20 Man that is in honour but hath | no • under- | standing ||
is com- | pared un•to the | beasts that | perish. ||
Glory | be • to the | Father, ||
and to the Son, | and • to the | Holy | Ghost; ||
As it | was in • the be- | ginning, ||
is now, and ever shall be, * | world with•out | end. A- | men. ||
