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Psalm 48 (49) Clementine Vulgate

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Notes on this text (2)

Psalm 48 in VUL = Psalm 49 in WEB.

VUL Clementine Vulgate
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
1 In finem, filiis Core. Psalmus.
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2 [Audite hæc, omnes gentes; auribus percipite, omnes qui habitatis orbem:
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 quique terrigenæ et filii hominum, simul in unum dives et pauper.
49:2 both low and high, rich and poor together.
4 Os meum loquetur sapientiam, et meditatio cordis mei prudentiam.
49:3 My mouth will speak words of wisdom. My heart will utter understanding.
5 Inclinabo in parabolam aurem meam; aperiam in psalterio propositionem meam.
49:4 I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will solve my riddle on the harp.
6 Cur timebo in die mala? iniquitas calcanei mei circumdabit me.
49:5 Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels surrounds me?
7 Qui confidunt in virtute sua, et in multitudine divitiarum suarum, gloriantur.
49:6 Those who trust in their wealth, and boast in the multitude of their riches—
8 Frater non redimit, redimet homo: non dabit Deo placationem suam,
49:7 none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give God a ransom for him.
9 et pretium redemptionis animæ suæ. Et laborabit in æternum;
49:8 For the redemption of their life is costly, no payment is ever enough,
10 et vivet adhuc in finem.
49:9 that he should live on forever, that he should not see corruption.
11 Non videbit interitum, cum viderit sapientes morientes: simul insipiens et stultus peribunt. Et relinquent alienis divitias suas,
49:10 For he sees that wise men die; likewise the fool and the senseless perish, and leave their wealth to others.
12 et sepulchra eorum domus illorum in æternum; tabernacula eorum in progenie et progenie: vocaverunt nomina sua in terris suis.
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 Et homo, cum in honore esset, non intellexit. Comparatus est jumentis insipientibus, et similis factus est illis.
49:12 But man, despite his riches, doesn’t endure. He is like the animals that perish.
14 Hæc via illorum scandalum ipsis; et postea in ore suo complacebunt.
49:13 This is the destiny of those who are foolish, and of those who approve their sayings. Selah.
15 Sicut oves in inferno positi sunt: mors depascet eos. Et dominabuntur eorum justi in matutino; et auxilium eorum veterascet in inferno a gloria eorum.
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 Verumtamen Deus redimet animam meam de manu inferi, cum acceperit me.
49:15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah.
17 Ne timueris cum dives factus fuerit homo, et cum multiplicata fuerit gloria domus ejus:
49:16 Don’t be afraid when a man is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
18 quoniam, cum interierit, non sumet omnia, neque descendet cum eo gloria ejus.
49:17 for when he dies he will carry nothing away. His glory won’t descend after him.
19 Quia anima ejus in vita ipsius benedicetur; confitebitur tibi cum benefeceris ei.
49:18 Though while he lived he blessed his soul— and men praise you when you do well for yourself—
20 Introibit usque in progenies patrum suorum; et usque in æternum non videbit lumen.
49:19 he shall go to the generation of his fathers. They shall never see the light.
21 Homo, cum in honore esset, non intellexit. Comparatus est jumentis insipientibus, et similis factus est illis.]
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 VUL.

  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)