←Psalm 49→BSB

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Key Terms

Fear 5 Greatness 4 Understanding (Awareness) 3 Proverb 3 To Redeem (Substitute) 3 To Acknowledge 3 Transgression 2 Trust 2 To Redeem (Deliver) 2 Stupid 2 Upright 2 Bless (Approval) 2 Understanding Fear (State) Awe (State) Fear (Terror) Fear (Reverence) Fear (Awe) Fearful Respect Respect (Among People) To Sin Sin Guilt (State) Sin (Act) Sin (Incur Guilt) Guilty (Responsible) Guilt (Consequence) Guiltiness Trespass (Sin) Sinful Sin (Offense) To Stand Guilty Sin (Guilty) Sin (Wrongdoing) Guilty Considered Guilty Guilty Of Sin Previously Sin Against Redeem To Redeem (Liberate) Redemption (Right) Let Be Redeemed Redemption (Deliverance) Stupid (Foolish) Straightness Straight Be Straight Glory (Presence of God) Glory (Splendor) Praise (Glorify) Praise (Respect) Blessing (Act) Bless (Favor) Blessing (Content) Blessed Bless (Request Favor) Praise Perceive

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Wisdom Psalms

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The Evanescence of Wealth

(Ecclesiastes 5:8–20)

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

ⓘ In this wisdom psalm, a wise teacher warns...

In this wisdom psalm, a wise teacher warns against enemies, whom he portrays as living a rich lifestyle and caring only for themselves (49:5–9). They cannot keep anyone alive, least of all themselves, even in their memories (49:10–12). Like fattened animals, they are led to slaughter (49:14–20).
ⓘ Anyone who will listen can gain wisdom (Prov...

Anyone who will listen can gain wisdom (Prov 1:5, 8, 33).
ⓘ The wisdom teacher invites everyone to the hall...

The wisdom teacher invites everyone to the hall of wisdom; he promises to instruct with a proverb and a riddle.
1Hear this, all you peoples;listen, all inhabitants of the world,2both low and high,rich and poor alike.3My mouth will impart wisdom,and the meditation of my heart will bring understanding.4I will incline my ear to a proverb;I will express my riddle with the harp:
ⓘ If enemies who live for material rewards cannot...

If enemies who live for material rewards cannot sustain themselves, how can they give life to others?
5Why should I fear in times of trouble,when wicked usurpers surround me?6They trust in their wealthand boast in their great riches.7No man can possibly redeem his brother†or pay his ransom to God.8For the redemption of his soul is costly,and never can payment suffice,9that he should live on foreverand not see decay.
10For it is clear that wise men die,and the foolish and the senseless both perishand leave their wealth to others.
ⓘ The teacher brings wisdom through irony. Everyone dies,...

The teacher brings wisdom through irony. Everyone dies, and even those with estates named after them will be forgotten.
11Their graves† are their eternal homes—their dwellings for endless generations—even though their lands were their namesakes.12But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure;he is like the beasts that perish.
ⓘ The teachers of false wisdom cannot rescue themselves...

The teachers of false wisdom cannot rescue themselves from death. Only God has that power.
13This is the fate of the foolish†and their followers who endorse their sayings.Selah14Like sheep they are destined for Sheol.Death will be their shepherd.The upright will rule them in the morning,and their form will decay in Sheol,far from their lofty abode.15But God will redeem my life from Sheol,for He will surely take me to Himself.Selah
ⓘ The wicked might have rich, luxurious lives, but...

The wicked might have rich, luxurious lives, but they forget that they cannot avoid death.
16Do not be afraid when a man grows rich,when the splendor of his house increases.17For when he dies, he will carry nothing away;his abundance will not follow him down.18Though in his lifetime he blesses his soul—and men praise you when you prosper—19he will join the generation of his fathers,who will never see the light of day.20A man who has riches without understandingis like the beasts that perish.