Psalm 49 #catechesis/bible/psalm
[!abstract] The folly of worldlings, who live on in sin, without thinking of death or hell.
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GR εἰς τὸ τέλος τοῖς υἱοῖς Κορε ψαλμός
LA In finem, filiis Core. Psalmus.
EN Unto the end, a psalm for the sons of Core.
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GR ἀκούσατε ταῦτα πάντα τὰ ἔθνη ἐνωτίσασθε πάντες οἱ κατοικοῦντες τὴν οἰκουμένην
LA Audite hæc, omnes gentes; auribus percipite, omnes qui habitatis orbem:
EN Hear these things, all you nations: give ear, all you inhabitants of the world.
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GR οἵ τε γηγενεῖς καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ πλούσιος καὶ πένης
LA quique terrigenæ et filii hominum, simul in unum dives et pauper.
EN All you that are earthborn, and you sons of men: both rich and poor together.
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GR τὸ στόμα μου λαλήσει σοφίαν καὶ ἡ μελέτη τῆς καρδίας μου σύνεσιν
LA Os meum loquetur sapientiam, et meditatio cordis mei prudentiam.
EN My mouth shall speak wisdom: and the meditation of my heart understanding.
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GR κλινῶ εἰς παραβολὴν τὸ οὖς μου ἀνοίξω ἐν ψαλτηρίῳ τὸ πρόβλημά μου
LA Inclinabo in parabolam aurem meam; aperiam in psalterio propositionem meam.
EN I will incline my ear to a parable; I will open my proposition on the psaltery.
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GR ἵνα τί φοβοῦμαι ἐν ἡμέρᾳ πονηρᾷ ἡ ἀνομία τῆς πτέρνης μου κυκλώσει με
LA Cur timebo in die mala? iniquitas calcanei mei circumdabit me.
EN Why shall I fear in the evil day? The iniquity of my heel shall encompass me.
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GR οἱ πεποιθότες ἐπὶ τῇ δυνάμει αὐτῶν καὶ ἐπὶ τῷ πλήθει τοῦ πλούτου αὐτῶν καυχώμενοι
LA Qui confidunt in virtute sua, et in multitudine divitiarum suarum, gloriantur.
EN They that trust in their own strength, and glory in the multitude of their riches,
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GR ἀδελφὸς οὐ λυτροῦται λυτρώσεται ἄνθρωπος οὐ δώσει τῷ θεῷ ἐξίλασμα αὐτοῦ
LA Frater non redimit, redimet homo: non dabit Deo placationem suam,
EN no brother can redeem, nor shall man redeem: he shall not give to God his ransom,
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GR καὶ τὴν τιμὴν τῆς λυτρώσεως τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ
LA et pretium redemptionis animæ suæ. Et laborabit in æternum;
EN nor the price of the redemption of his soul: and shall labour for ever,
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[!note]- And shall labour for ever, etc…
This seems to be a continuation of the foregoing sentence: as much as to say no man can by any price or ransom prolong his life, that so he may still continue to labour here, and live to the end of the world. Others understand it of the eternal sorrows, and dying life of hell, which is the dreadful consequence of dying in sin. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
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GR καὶ ἐκόπασεν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα καὶ ζήσεται εἰς τέλος ὅτι οὐκ ὄψεται καταφθοράν ὅταν ἴδῃ σοφοὺς ἀποθνῄσκοντας
LA et vivet adhuc in finem.
EN and shall still live unto the end.
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GR ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ ἄφρων καὶ ἄνους ἀπολοῦνται καὶ καταλείψουσιν ἀλλοτρίοις τὸν πλοῦτον αὐτῶν
LA Non videbit interitum, cum viderit sapientes morientes: simul insipiens et stultus peribunt. Et relinquent alienis divitias suas,
EN He shall not see destruction, when he shall see the wise dying: the senseless and the fool shall perish together: And they shall leave their riches to strangers:
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[!note]- He shall not see destruction, etc…
Or, shall he not see destruction? As much as to say, however thoughtless he may be of his death, he must not expect to escape; when even the wise and the good are not exempt from dying. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
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GR καὶ οἱ τάφοι αὐτῶν οἰκίαι αὐτῶν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα σκηνώματα αὐτῶν εἰς γενεὰν καὶ γενεάν ἐπεκαλέσαντο τὰ ὀνόματα αὐτῶν ἐπὶ τῶν γαιῶν αὐτῶν
LA et sepulchra eorum domus illorum in æternum; tabernacula eorum in progenie et progenie: vocaverunt nomina sua in terris suis.
EN And their sepulchres shall be their houses for ever. Their dwelling places to all generations: they have called their lands by their names.
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GR καὶ ἄνθρωπος ἐν τιμῇ ὢν οὐ συνῆκεν παρασυνεβλήθη τοῖς κτήνεσιν τοῖς ἀνοήτοις καὶ ὡμοιώθη αὐτοῖς
LA Et homo, cum in honore esset, non intellexit. Comparatus est jumentis insipientibus, et similis factus est illis.
EN And man when he was in honour did not understand; he is compared to senseless beasts, and has become like to them.
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GR αὕτη ἡ ὁδὸς αὐτῶν σκάνδαλον αὐτοῖς καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτῶν εὐδοκήσουσιν διάψαλμα
LA Hæc via illorum scandalum ipsis; et postea in ore suo complacebunt.
EN This way of theirs is a stumbling block to them: and afterwards they shall delight in their mouth.
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[!note]- They shall delight in their mouth…
Notwithstanding the wretched way in which they walk, they shall applaud themselves with their mouths, and glory in their doings. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
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GR ὡς πρόβατα ἐν ᾅδῃ ἔθεντο θάνατος ποιμαίνει αὐτούς καὶ κατακυριεύσουσιν αὐτῶν οἱ εὐθεῖς τὸ πρωί καὶ ἡ βοήθεια αὐτῶν παλαιωθήσεται ἐν τῷ ᾅδῃ ἐκ τῆς δόξης αὐτῶν
LA Sicut oves in inferno positi sunt: mors depascet eos. Et dominabuntur eorum justi in matutino; et auxilium eorum veterascet in inferno a gloria eorum.
EN They are laid in hell like sheep: death shall feed upon them. And the just shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their help shall decay in hell from their glory.
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[!note]- In the morning…
That is, in the resurrection to a new life; when the just shall judge and condemn the wicked. Ibid. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
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GR πλὴν ὁ θεὸς λυτρώσεται τὴν ψυχήν μου ἐκ χειρὸς ᾅδου ὅταν λαμβάνῃ με διάψαλμα
LA Verumtamen Deus redimet animam meam de manu inferi, cum acceperit me.
EN But God will redeem my soul from the hand of hell, when he shall receive me.
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GR μὴ φοβοῦ ὅταν πλουτήσῃ ἄνθρωπος καὶ ὅταν πληθυνθῇ ἡ δόξα τοῦ οἴκου αὐτοῦ
LA Ne timueris cum dives factus fuerit homo, et cum multiplicata fuerit gloria domus ejus:
EN Be not afraid, when a man shall be made rich, and when the glory of his house shall be increased.
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GR ὅτι οὐκ ἐν τῷ ἀποθνῄσκειν αὐτὸν λήμψεται τὰ πάντα οὐδὲ συγκαταβήσεται αὐτῷ ἡ δόξα αὐτοῦ
LA quoniam, cum interierit, non sumet omnia, neque descendet cum eo gloria ejus.
EN For when he shall die he shall take nothing away; nor shall his glory descend with him.
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GR ὅτι ἡ ψυχὴ αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ ζωῇ αὐτοῦ εὐλογηθήσεται ἐξομολογήσεταί σοι ὅταν ἀγαθύνῃς αὐτῷ
LA Quia anima ejus in vita ipsius benedicetur; confitebitur tibi cum benefeceris ei.
EN For in his lifetime his soul will be blessed: and he will praise you when you shall do well to him.
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GR εἰσελεύσεται ἕως γενεᾶς πατέρων αὐτοῦ ἕως αἰῶνος οὐκ ὄψεται φῶς
LA Introibit usque in progenies patrum suorum; et usque in æternum non videbit lumen.
EN He shall go in to the generations of his fathers: and he shall never see light.
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GR ἄνθρωπος ἐν τιμῇ ὢν οὐ συνῆκεν παρασυνεβλήθη τοῖς κτήνεσιν τοῖς ἀνοήτοις καὶ ὡμοιώθη αὐτοῖς
LA Homo, cum in honore esset, non intellexit. Comparatus est jumentis insipientibus, et similis factus est illis.
EN Man when he was in honour did not understand: he has been compared to senseless beasts, and made like to them.
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[!note]- The iniquity of my heel…
That is, the iniquity of my steps or ways: or the iniquity of my pride, with which as with the heel, I have spurned and kicked at my neighbours: or the iniquity of my heel, that is, the iniquity in which I shall be found in death. The meaning of this verse is, Why should I now indulge those passions and sinful affections, or commit now those sins, which will cause me so much fear and anguish in the evil day; when the sorrows of death shall compass me, and the perils of hell shall find me? Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
[!note]- They that trust, etc…
As much as to say, let them fear that trust in their strength or riches: for they have great reason to fear: seeing no brother or other man, how much a friend soever, can by any price or labour rescue them from death. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
[!note]- They have called, etc…
That is, they have left their names on their graves, which alone remain of their lands. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
[!note]- From their glory…
That is, when their short-lived glory in this world shall be past, and be no more. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
