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Psalm 48 (49) Catholic Public Domain Version

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Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · Psalm 49 · About the recordings

Notes on this text (4)

Psalm 48 in CPDV = Psalm 49 in RV1909, WEB.

CPDV Catholic Public Domain Version
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
1 Unto the end. A Psalm to the sons of Korah.
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2 Hear these things, all nations. Pay attention, all inhabitants of the world:
49:1 Al Músico principal: Salmo para los hijos de Coré. OID esto, pueblos todos; escuchad, habitadores todos del mundo:
49:1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples. Listen, all you inhabitants of the world,
3 whoever is earth-born, you sons of men, together as one, the rich and the poor.
49:2 Así los plebeyos como los nobles, el rico y el pobre juntamente.
49:2 both low and high, rich and poor together.
4 My mouth will speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart will speak prudence.
49:3 Mi boca hablará sabiduría; y el pensamiento de mi corazón inteligencia.
49:3 My mouth will speak words of wisdom. My heart will utter understanding.
5 I will incline my ear to a parable. I will open my case with the psaltery.
49:4 Acomodaré á ejemplos mi oído: declararé con el arpa mi enigma.
49:4 I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will solve my riddle on the harp.
6 Why should I fear in the evil day? The iniquity at my heel will surround me.
49:5 ¿Por qué he de temer en los días de adversidad, cuando la iniquidad de mis insidiadores me cercare?
49:5 Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels surrounds me?
7 Those who trust in their own strength and who glory in the multitude of their riches,
49:6 Los que confían en sus haciendas, y en la muchedumbre de sus riquezas se jactan,
49:6 Those who trust in their wealth, and boast in the multitude of their riches—
8 no brother redeems, nor will man buy back. He will not give to God his appeasement,
49:7 Ninguno de [ellos] podrá en manera alguna redimir al hermano, ni dar á Dios su rescate.
49:7 none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give God a ransom for him.
9 nor the price for the redemption of his soul. And he will labor continuously,
49:8 (Porque la redención de su vida es de gran precio, y no se hará jamás;)
49:8 For the redemption of their life is costly, no payment is ever enough,
10 and he will still live, until the end.
49:9 Que viva adelante para siempre, y nunca vea la sepultura.
49:9 that he should live on forever, that he should not see corruption.
11 He will not see death, when he sees the wise dying: the foolish and the senseless will perish together. And they will leave their riches to strangers.
49:10 Pues se ve que mueren los sabios, así como el insensato y el necio perecen, y dejan á otros sus riquezas.
49:10 For he sees that wise men die; likewise the fool and the senseless perish, and leave their wealth to others.
12 And their sepulchers will be their houses forever, their tabernacles from generation to generation. They have called their names in their own lands.
49:11 En su interior [tienen] que sus casas [serán] eternas, y sus habitaciones para generación y generación: llamaron sus tierras de sus nombres.
49:11 Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever, and their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves.
13 And man, when he was held in honor, did not understand. He has been compared to the senseless beasts, and he has become like them.
49:12 Mas el hombre no permanecerá en honra: es semejante á las bestias que perecen.
49:12 But man, despite his riches, doesn’t endure. He is like the animals that perish.
14 This way of theirs is a scandal to them. And afterwards, they will delight in their mouth.
49:13 Este su camino es su locura: con todo, corren sus descendientes por el dicho de ellos. (Selah.)
49:13 This is the destiny of those who are foolish, and of those who approve their sayings. Selah.
15 They have been placed in Hell like sheep. Death will feed on them. And the just will have dominion over them in the morning. And their help will grow old in Hell for their glory.
49:14 Como rebaños serán puestos en la sepultura; la muerte se cebará en ellos; y los rectos se enseñorearán de ellos por la mañana: y se consumirá su bien parecer en el sepulcro de su morada.
49:14 They are appointed as a flock for Sheol. Death shall be their shepherd. The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. Their beauty shall decay in Sheol, far from their mansion.
16 Even so, truly God will redeem my soul from the hand of Hell, when he will receive me.
49:15 Empero Dios redimirá mi vida del poder de la sepultura, cuando me tomará. (Selah.)
49:15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah.
17 Do not be afraid, when a man will have been made rich, and when the glory of his house will have been multiplied.
49:16 No temas cuando se enriquece alguno, cuando aumenta la gloria de su casa;
49:16 Don’t be afraid when a man is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
18 For when he dies, he will take nothing away, and his glory will not descend with him.
49:17 Porque en muriendo no llevará nada, ni descenderá tras él su gloria.
49:17 for when he dies he will carry nothing away. His glory won’t descend after him.
19 For his soul will be blessed in his lifetime, and he will admit to you when you do good to him.
49:18 Si bien mientras viviere, dirá dichosa á su alma: y tú serás loado cuando bien te tratares.
49:18 Though while he lived he blessed his soul— and men praise you when you do well for yourself—
20 He will even enter with the progeny of his fathers, but, even in eternity, he will not see the light.
49:19 Entrará á la generación de sus padres: no verán luz para siempre.
49:19 he shall go to the generation of his fathers. They shall never see the light.
21 Man, when he was in honor, did not understand. He has been compared to the senseless beasts, and he has become like them.
49:20 El hombre en honra que no entiende, semejante es á las bestias que perecen.
49:20 A man who has riches without understanding, is like the animals that perish.
Cross references (21)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info. References use English (Hebrew-based) verse numbers; links open the passage in CPDV.

  1. 1 Psalm 78:1; Matthew 11:15; Psalm 33:8; Romans 3:29; Revelation 2:7
  2. 2 Psalm 78:1; Matthew 11:15; Psalm 33:8; Romans 3:29; Revelation 2:7
  3. 3 Psalm 62:9; James 2:1–7; 1 Samuel 2:7–8; Job 34:19; Jeremiah 5:4–5
  4. 4 Psalm 19:14; Matthew 12:35; Proverbs 22:20–21; Proverbs 22:17; Job 33:33
  5. 5 Psalm 78:2; Matthew 13:35; Numbers 12:8; Numbers 23:7; 2 Corinthians 3:12
  6. 6 Philippians 1:28; Acts 27:24; Romans 8:33–34; Proverbs 24:10; Psalm 46:1–2
  7. 7 1 Timothy 6:17; Ezekiel 28:4–5; Jeremiah 9:23; Proverbs 11:28; Psalm 52:7
  8. 8 Matthew 16:26; Matthew 20:28; 1 Timothy 2:6; 1 Peter 1:18; Matthew 25:9
  9. 9 Matthew 16:26; Job 36:18–19
  10. 10 Psalm 89:48; Psalm 16:10; Ecclesiastes 8:8; Proverbs 10:2; John 8:51–52
  11. 11 Psalm 39:6; Luke 12:20; Ecclesiastes 5:13–16; Hebrews 9:27; 1 Timothy 6:6–10
  12. 12 Genesis 4:17; Psalm 5:9; Psalm 64:6; 2 Samuel 18:18; Ezekiel 38:10
  13. 13 Ecclesiastes 3:18–21; Psalm 82:7; Psalm 39:5; Psalm 49:20; Ecclesiastes 9:12
  14. 14 Luke 12:20; 1 Corinthians 3:19; Luke 16:27–28; Jeremiah 44:17; Luke 11:47–48
  15. 15 Malachi 4:3; 1 Corinthians 6:2; Job 30:23; Job 24:19–20; Daniel 7:22
  16. 16 Psalm 73:24; Psalm 56:13; Psalm 86:13; Psalm 89:48; Hosea 13:14
  17. 17 Psalm 37:7; Psalm 37:1; Revelation 21:24; Revelation 21:26; Esther 3:1–6
  18. 18 1 Timothy 6:7; Job 27:19; Ecclesiastes 5:15; 1 Corinthians 15:43; Luke 16:24
  19. 19 Luke 12:19; Deuteronomy 29:19; Psalm 10:3; Hosea 12:8; Acts 12:20–22
  20. 20 Job 33:30; Psalm 56:13; Genesis 15:15; Luke 12:20; Matthew 8:12
  21. 21 Ecclesiastes 3:18–19; Psalm 49:12; Job 4:21; Esther 7:10; Esther 5:11–14

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations). Verse numbers below follow the Hebrew/English numbering: 49.

How these were chosen

“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Commentary Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms (Psalm XLVIII)

    The title of this Psalm is, "A song of praise, to the sons of Korah, on the second day of the week." Concerning this what the Lord deigneth to grant receive ye like sons of the firmament.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)

  2. Quotes verse 49:12 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book IV, Preface)

    … lost the true rationality, and living irrationally, opposed the righteousness of God, giving himself over to every earthly spirit, and serving all lusts; as says the prophet, "Man, being in honour, did not understand: he was assimilated to senseless beasts, and made like to them." Chapter V.--The author returns to his former argument, and shows that there was but one …

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  3. Quotes verse 49:20 Augustine of Hippo, Confessions (Book XIII, Chapters XXII–XXIV)

    For this he doth by the discernment of his mind, whereby he perceiveth the things "of the Spirit of God;" whereas, otherwise, man being placed in honour, had no understanding, and is compared unto the brute beasts, and is become like unto them. In Thy Church, therefore, O our God, according to Thy grace which Thou hast accorded unto it, …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)

  4. Quotes verse 49:7 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily V)

    As the prophet too said, intimating the selfsame thing, "A brother redeemeth not, shall a man redeem?" No, not although it were Moses, Samuel, Jeremiah.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)

  5. Quotes verse 49:11 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XV, Chapter 20)

    It is of such the Psalmist says, "They call their lands after their own names." Wherefore they incur what is written in another psalm: "Thou, O Lord, in Thy city wilt despise their image." But as for the son of Seth, the son of the resurrection, let him hope to call on the name of the Lord God.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)