Psalms Chapter 48 Busy Making Money? Slow Down to Read or Listen

Psalms On Possession And Accomplishment On Earth

None will be carried away to your credit after your passing, talking about material wealth, futile accomplishment competing with people around you.

All will be futile; unless done in sincere obedience with G-d’s commandments.

“What A Person Must Do In His Lifetime On Earth”

Those who rely on their possessions, and they are boastful of their great wealth —
:7
yet a man cannot redeem a brother, he cannot give his ransom to God.
:8
Too costly is their soul’s redemption and unattainable forever.
:9
Can one live eternally, never to see the pit?
:10
[nevertheless,] in their imagination their houses are forever, their dwellings for generation after generation; they have proclaimed their names throughout the lands.
:12
Like sheep, they are destined for the Lower World, death shall consume them; and the upright shall dominate them at daybreak, their form is doomed to rot in the grave, each from his dwelling.
:15
Fear not when a man grows rich, when he increases the glory of his house,
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for upon his death he will not take anything, his glory will not descend after him.
:18
Though he may bless himself in his lifetime, others will praise you if you improve yourself.
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It shall come to the generation of its fathers; unto eternity they shall see no light.
:20
Man is glorious but [if he] understands not, he is likened to the silenced animals.
:21

1 For the conductor, by the sons of Korah, a song.
2 Hear this, all you peoples; hearken, all You inhabitants of the earth.
3 Both the sons of “adam,” and the sons of “ish,” together rich and poor.
4 My mouth shall speak wisdoms and the thoughts of my heart are understanding.
5 I will bend my ear to a parable; with a lyre, I will solve my riddle.
6 Why should I fear in days of misfortune? The iniquity of my heels surrounds me.
7 Those who rely on their possessions and boast of their great wealth,
8 -a brother cannot redeem a man, he cannot give his ransom to God.
9 The redemption of their soul will be too dear, and unattainable forever.
10 Will he live yet forever and not see the Pit?
11 For he sees that wise men die, together a fool and a boorish man perish, and leave over their possessions to others.
12 In their heart, their houses are forever, their dwellings are for every generation; they call by their names on plots of land.
13 But man does not repose in his glory; he is compared to the silenced animals.
14 This is their way; folly is theirs, and after them they will tell with their mouth forever.
15 Like sheep, they are destined to the grave; death will devour them, and the upright will rule over them in the morning, and their form will outlast the grave as his dwelling place.
16 But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave, for He shall take me forever.
17 Fear not when a man becomes rich, when the honor of his house increases,
18 For he will not take anything in his death; his glory will not descend after him.
19 Because in his lifetime he blesses himself, but [all] will praise you, for you will benefit yourself.
20 You shall come to the generation of his forefathers; to eternity they will not see light.
21 Man is in his glory but he does not understand; he is compared to the silenced animals.