Psalm 49:13

Translations

Modern

This is the fate of the foolish and their followers who endorse their sayings. Selah

Traditional

This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.

Literal

This is their path of folly for them, and after them in their sayings they took delight. Selah

Latin

Hæc via illorum scandalum ipsis; et postea in ore suo complacebunt.

Original

Hebrew

English

This is the fate of the foolish and their followers who endorse their sayings. Selah

Notes

Psalms 49:13–15

The teachers of false wisdom cannot rescue themselves from death. Only God has that power.

Psalms 49:1–20

In this wisdom psalm, a wise teacher warns about enemies who live richly and care only for themselves (Psalm 49:5–9). They cannot save anyone, not even themselves, from death or being forgotten (Psalm 49:10–12). Like fattened animals, they are led to slaughter (Psalm 49:14–20).

Theme notes and profiles

Trusting God in the Psalms Wisdom Psalms

Related verses

Luke 12:20
But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
1 Corinthians 3:19
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”
Luke 16:27–28
‘Then I beg you, father,’ he said, ‘send Lazarus to my father’s house,
Jeremiah 44:17
Instead, we will do everything we vowed to do: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to her, just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. At that time we had plenty of food and good things, and we saw no disaster.
Luke 11:47–48
Woe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them.

Parallels

Ecclesiastes 5:8–20

People

Selah: A musical or liturgical term of uncertain meaning

Glossary

David Korahite, Korathite Music Numbers, Book of Poor, the Psalms, Book of

Topics

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