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Psalm 49

To him that excelleth. A pſalme committed to the ſonnes of Kórah.
1.Heare this, all ye people: giue eare, all ye that dwel in the worlde,
2.Aſwel lowe as hie, bothe riche & poore.
3.My mouth ſhal ſpeake of wiſdome, and the meditacion of mine heart is of knowledge.
4.I wil incline mine eare to a parable, and vtter my graue matter vpon the harpe.
5.Wherefore ſhulde I feare in the euil daies, when iniquitie ſhal compaſſe me about, as at mine heles?
6.They truſt in their goods, & boaſt them ſelues in the multitude of their riches.
7.Yet a man can by no meanes redeme his brother: he can not giue his ranſome to God,
8.(So precious is the redemption of their ſoules, and the continuance for euer)
9.That he may liue ſtil for euer, & not ſe the graue.
10.For he ſeeth that wiſemen dye, & alſo that the ignorant and fooliſh periſh, and leaue their riches for others.
11.Yet they thinke, their houſes, & their habitacions ſhal continue for euer, euen from generacion to generacion, and call their lands by their names.
12.But man ſhal not continue in honour: he is like the beaſts that dye.
13.This their waie vttereth their fooliſhnes: yet their poſteritie delite in their talke. Sélah.
14.Like ſhepe thei lie in graue: death deuoureth thẽ, & the righteous ſhal haue dominacion ouer them in the morning: for their beautie ſhal conſume, when they ſhal go from their houſe to graue.
15.But God ſhal deliuer my ſoule from the power of the graue: for he wil receiue me. Sélah.
16.Be not thou afraied when one is made riche, & when the glorie of his houſe is increaſed.
17.For he ſhal take nothing awaie when he dyeth, nether ſhal his pompe deſcend after him.
18.For while he liued, he reioyced him ſelf: and men wil praiſe thee, when thou makeſt muche of thy ſelf.
19. He ſhal enter into the generacion of his fathers, & they ſhal not liue for euer.
20.Man is in honour, and vnderſtandeth not: he is like to beaſts that periſh.

Notes

1:a.
He wil intreat how God gouerneth the worlde by his prouidence wc cã not be perceiued by the iudgement of the fleſh
5:b.
Thogh wickednes reigne & enemies rage, ſeing God wil execute his iudgemẽts againſt ye wicked in time cõuenient
6:c.
To truſt in riches is more madnes, ſeing they cã nether reſtore life nor prolong it
8:d.
That is, ſo rare, or not to be founde, as prophecie was precious in the daies of Eli, 1.Sam.3,1
8:e.
Meaning, it is impoſsible to liue for euer: alſo that life and death are onely in Gods hands
10:f.
In that that death maketh no difference betwene the perſones profit not by the examples, but ſtil dreame an immortalitie in earth.
10:g.
That is, not to their children, but to ſtrangers Yet the wicked
11:".
Or, labour that their name may be famous in earth.
12:h.
As touching ye death of the bodie
13:i.
They ſpeake & do the ſame thing yt their fathers did
14:k.
As ſhepe are gathered into ye folde, ſo ſhal thei be broght to the graue
14:l.
Becauſe they haue no parte of life euerlaſting
14:m.
Chriſts cõming is as the morning, when the elect ſhal reigne with Chriſt their head ouer the wicked
15:".
Or, becauſe he hathe receiued me
17:*.
Iob 27,19. 1 tim.6,7.
18:".
Ebr. be bleſſed his ſoule.
18:m.
The flatterers praiſe thẽ yt liue in delites & pleaſures
19:".
Or, his ſoule
19:n.
And not paſſe the terme appoited for life
19:o.
Bothe thei & their fathers ſhal liue here but a while & at length dye for euer
20:p.
He condemneth mans ingratitude, who hauĩg receiued excellẽt giftes of God, abuſeth them like a beaſt to his owne condemnacion