Prayer Psalm 49

 O Abba, I pray that all peoples would give ear and all inhabitants of the world, low and high, rich and poor together, would hear and pay attention to You, their Creator.  For You have seen wise men die just like the fool and the senseless person. They trusted in their wealth and boasted in the multitude of their riches and their inner thoughts were that their houses would last forever, their dwelling places to all generations; they even call their lands after their own names.  But they don’t seem to understand that all will perish and leave their wealth, or whatever they have built up, to others.  For when they die they shall carry nothing away, their glory shall not descend after them.  A man, who is in his glory, yet without understanding, is like the beasts that perish.  They shall never see light.  This is the way of foolishness and all who approve of the same.  You will give to the upright dominion over them in the morning.

 

But You, Abba, have instructed me not to be afraid when others become rich, when the glory of their house is increased; though while they live they bless themselves, they shall go to the generation of their fathers.  The saddest part of all this is that none of them can by any means redeem his brother, or give to You, YHVH, a ransom for himself or even for others.  The ransom for their soul is very costly, and therefore such an attempt is futile.

 

Have mercy upon me, El Ra’chum (Merciful God). For even though I have honored myself, I know that I will not remain; I am like the beasts that perish.  Like a sheep laid in the grave, where death shall feed on it, so natural beauty is consumed in the grave, far from its dwelling.

 

But if You, YHVH – Go’alee (my Redeemer), will ransom me, I will live forever and will not see decay.  Therefore why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity is right on my heels and

 

surrounds me?  For You have redeemed my soul from the power of the grave and receive me unto Yourself through Your Son and Meshichi (my Messiah), Yeshua.

 

You are Ezree (my Help), and my mouth shall speak of Your wisdom and I will incline my ear to Your proverb, the dark sayings from of old.  Therefore You will give understanding to the meditation of my heart, so that I may take up the harp and sing the songs of Tziyon.