Tehillim · Psalms
Tehillim Chapter 49
- Author:
- Sons of Korach
- 21 verses
- Book Two
- Reading time:
- 1 min
- Day 9 of monthly cycle
Chapter 49 of Tehillim belongs to Book Two (chapters 42 through 72), and is traditionally attributed to Sons of Korach. It contains 21 verses in vocalized Hebrew from the Westminster Leningrad Codex, paired with the JPS 1917 English translation (both public domain).
- לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ ׀ לִבְנֵי־קֹ֬רַח מִזְמֽוֹר׃
- שִׁמְעוּ־זֹ֭את כָּל־הָֽעַמִּ֑ים הַ֝אֲזִ֗ינוּ כָּל־יֹ֥שְׁבֵי חָֽלֶד׃
- גַּם־בְּנֵ֣י אָ֭דָם גַּם־בְּנֵי־אִ֑ישׁ יַ֝֗חַד עָשִׁ֥יר וְאֶבְיֽוֹן׃
- פִּ֭י יְדַבֵּ֣ר חָכְמ֑וֹת וְהָג֖וּת לִבִּ֣י תְבוּנֽוֹת׃
- אַטֶּ֣ה לְמָשָׁ֣ל אָזְנִ֑י אֶפְתַּ֥ח בְּ֝כִנּ֗וֹר חִידָתִֽי׃
- לָ֣מָּה אִ֭ירָא בִּ֣ימֵי רָ֑ע עֲוֺ֖ן עֲקֵבַ֣י יְסוּבֵּֽנִי׃
- הַבֹּטְחִ֥ים עַל־חֵילָ֑ם וּבְרֹ֥ב עָ֝שְׁרָ֗ם יִתְהַלָּֽלוּ׃
- אָ֗ח לֹא־פָדֹ֣ה יִפְדֶּ֣ה אִ֑ישׁ לֹא־יִתֵּ֖ן לֵאלֹהִ֣ים כָּפְרֽוֹ׃
- וְ֭יֵקַר פִּדְי֥וֹן נַפְשָׁ֗ם וְחָדַ֥ל לְעוֹלָֽם׃
- וִֽיחִי־ע֥וֹד לָנֶ֑צַח לֹ֖א יִרְאֶ֣ה הַשָּֽׁחַת׃
- כִּ֤י יִרְאֶ֨ה ׀ חֲכָ֘מִ֤ים יָמ֗וּתוּ יַ֤חַד כְּסִ֣יל וָבַ֣עַר יֹאבֵ֑דוּ וְעָזְב֖וּ לַאֲחֵרִ֣ים חֵילָֽם׃
- קִרְבָּ֤ם בָּתֵּ֨ימוֹ ׀ לְֽעוֹלָ֗ם מִ֭שְׁכְּנֹתָם לְדֹ֣ר וָדֹ֑ר קָֽרְא֥וּ בִ֝שְׁמוֹתָ֗ם עֲלֵ֣י אֲדָמֽוֹת׃
- וְאָדָ֣ם בִּ֭יקָר בַּל־יָלִ֑ין נִמְשַׁ֖ל כַּבְּהֵמ֣וֹת נִדְמֽוּ׃
- זֶ֣ה דַ֭רְכָּם כֵּ֣סֶל לָ֑מוֹ וְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֓ם ׀ בְּפִיהֶ֖ם יִרְצ֣וּ סֶֽלָה׃
- כַּצֹּ֤אן ׀ לִֽשְׁא֣וֹל שַׁתּוּ֮ מָ֤וֶת יִ֫רְעֵ֥ם וַיִּרְדּ֘וּ בָ֤ם יְשָׁרִ֨ים ׀ לַבֹּ֗קֶר וצירם [וְ֭צוּרָם] לְבַלּ֥וֹת שְׁא֗וֹל מִזְּבֻ֥ל לֽוֹ׃
- אַךְ־אֱלֹהִ֗ים יִפְדֶּ֣ה נַ֭פְשִׁי מִֽיַּד־שְׁא֑וֹל כִּ֖י יִקָּחֵ֣נִי סֶֽלָה׃
- אַל־תִּ֭ירָא כִּֽי־יַעֲשִׁ֣ר אִ֑ישׁ כִּֽי־יִ֝רְבֶּה כְּב֣וֹד בֵּיתֽוֹ׃
- כִּ֤י לֹ֣א בְ֭מוֹתוֹ יִקַּ֣ח הַכֹּ֑ל לֹא־יֵרֵ֖ד אַחֲרָ֣יו כְּבוֹדֽוֹ׃
- כִּֽי־נַ֭פְשׁוֹ בְּחַיָּ֣יו יְבָרֵ֑ךְ וְ֝יוֹדֻ֗ךָ כִּי־תֵיטִ֥יב לָֽךְ׃
- תָּ֭בוֹא עַד־דּ֣וֹר אֲבוֹתָ֑יו עַד־נֵ֝֗צַח לֹ֣א יִרְאוּ־אֽוֹר׃
- אָדָ֣ם בִּ֭יקָר וְלֹ֣א יָבִ֑ין נִמְשַׁ֖ל כַּבְּהֵמ֣וֹת נִדְמֽוּ׃
English translation (JPS 1917)
- For the Leader; a Psalm of the sons of Korah.
- Hear this, all ye peoples; Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world,
- Both low and high, Rich and poor together.
- My mouth shall speak wisdom, And the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.
- I will incline mine ear to a parable; I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
- Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, When the iniquity of my supplanters compasseth me about,
- Of them that trust in their wealth, And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches?
- No man can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him—
- For too costly is the redemption of their soul, And must be let alone for ever—
- That he should still live alway, That he should not see the pit.
- For he seeth that wise men die, The fool and the brutish together perish, And leave their wealth to others.
- Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, And their dwelling-places to all generations; They call their lands after their own names.
- But man abideth not in honour; He is like the beasts that perish.
- This is the way of them that are foolish, And of those who after them approve their sayings. Selah
- Like sheep they are appointed for the nether-world; Death shall be their shepherd; And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; And their form shall be for the nether-world to wear away, That there be no habitation for it.
- But God will redeem my soul from the power of the nether-world; For He shall receive me. Selah
- Be not thou afraid when one waxeth rich, When the wealth of his house is increased;
- For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away; His wealth shall not descend after him.
- Though while he lived he blessed his soul: 'Men will praise thee, when thou shalt do well to thyself';
- It shall go to the generation of his fathers; They shall never see the light. .
- Man that is in honour understandeth not; He is like the beasts that perish.
Tehillim Chapter 49: questions and answers
Who wrote Tehillim chapter 49?
According to traditional Jewish attribution, chapter 49 was authored by Sons of Korach. The book of Tehillim (Psalms) contains 150 chapters compiled by King David, including psalms by ten additional psalmists: Asaph, the sons of Korach, Moses, Heman, Ethan, and others.
How many verses does Psalm 49 have?
Psalm 49 contains 21 verses. The average unhurried reading time is about 1 minute.
Which of the Five Books of Psalms is chapter 49 in?
Chapter 49 belongs to Book Two (chapters 42 through 72). Parallel to Exodus of the Torah's five books.
When is Psalm 49 read in the 30-day cycle?
Following the traditional 30-day cycle for reading the entire Tehillim once a month, Psalm 49 is read on day 9.
Is the Hebrew text of Psalm 49 pointed (with nikud)?
Yes. The Hebrew text comes from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via the Sefaria public-domain project, including full nikud (vowel pointing) and ta'amei mikra (cantillation marks).
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