Psalm 49
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Psalm 49 is a wisdom psalm in the Hebrew Bible that reflects on the futility of trusting in wealth and the inevitability of death, urging reliance on God rather than material riches.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Psalm 49 canonical | 1 |
| Psalm 49 in the Septuagint | 1 |
| Psalm 49 in the Vulgate | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1066630 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Psalm 49 Context triple: [Sons of Korah, psalmSuperscription, Psalm 49]
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A.
Psalm 89
Psalm 89 is a biblical song and prayer that reflects on God’s promises to David, wrestling with the apparent failure of the Davidic kingship while affirming God’s enduring faithfulness.
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B.
Lamentations
Lamentations is a biblical book of poetic dirges traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah, mourning the destruction of Jerusalem and expressing profound grief, repentance, and hope in God’s mercy.
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C.
Psalm 90
Psalm 90 is a biblical prayer-poem that reflects on God’s eternity and human mortality, traditionally regarded as the only psalm composed by Moses.
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D.
Psalm
Psalm is the youngest son of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, born in 2019.
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E.
Psalm 132
Psalm 132 is a biblical song of ascent that recalls God’s promises to David and celebrates the choice of Zion as God’s dwelling place.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Psalm 49 Target entity description: Psalm 49 is a wisdom psalm in the Hebrew Bible that reflects on the futility of trusting in wealth and the inevitability of death, urging reliance on God rather than material riches.
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A.
Psalm 89
Psalm 89 is a biblical song and prayer that reflects on God’s promises to David, wrestling with the apparent failure of the Davidic kingship while affirming God’s enduring faithfulness.
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B.
Lamentations
Lamentations is a biblical book of poetic dirges traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah, mourning the destruction of Jerusalem and expressing profound grief, repentance, and hope in God’s mercy.
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C.
Psalm 90
Psalm 90 is a biblical prayer-poem that reflects on God’s eternity and human mortality, traditionally regarded as the only psalm composed by Moses.
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D.
Psalm
Psalm is the youngest son of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, born in 2019.
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E.
Psalm 132
Psalm 132 is a biblical song of ascent that recalls God’s promises to David and celebrates the choice of Zion as God’s dwelling place.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical psalm
ⓘ
didactic poem ⓘ wisdom psalm ⓘ |
| addressedTo |
all peoples
ⓘ
inhabitants of the world ⓘ |
| attributedTo |
sons of Korah
ⓘ
linked to:
Sons of Korah
|
| canonicalNumberingInGreekLatin | 48 ⓘ |
| canonicalNumberingInHebrew | 49 ⓘ |
| collection |
Korahite psalms
ⓘ
linked to:
Psalms
|
| containsConcept |
Sheol
ⓘ
ransom ⓘ wisdom proverb-like sayings ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
God will redeem the psalmist from the power of Sheol
ⓘ
no one can ransom another from death with wealth ⓘ rich and poor share the same fate of death ⓘ |
| genre |
poetry
ⓘ
wisdom literature ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
instructional discourse
ⓘ
poetic parallelism ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
Christian liturgy
ⓘ
Jewish liturgy ⓘ |
| openingWordsEnglish | Hear this, all you peoples ⓘ |
| partOf |
Book of Psalms
ⓘ
linked to:
Psalms
Christian Old Testament canon ⓘ
linked to:
Christian biblical canon
Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Ketuvim ⓘ Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Bible
|
| positionInBook | 49 ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| theme |
contrast between rich and poor
ⓘ
divine redemption ⓘ false security of riches ⓘ futility of trusting in wealth ⓘ hope beyond death ⓘ inevitability of death ⓘ judgment of the wicked ⓘ limits of human power ⓘ mortality of all humans ⓘ transience of human life ⓘ trust in God ⓘ wisdom and understanding ⓘ |
| usedFor |
moral instruction
ⓘ
reflection on death ⓘ teaching about wealth ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Psalm 49 Description of subject: Psalm 49 is a wisdom psalm in the Hebrew Bible that reflects on the futility of trusting in wealth and the inevitability of death, urging reliance on God rather than material riches.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Psalm 49
linked to: Psalm 49