Psalms 49:1 WEB: 


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Psalms 49:1: 
&gt; Hear this, all you peoples. Listen, all you inhabitants of the world,

Psalms 49:2: 
Both low and high, Rich and poor together.

Psalms 49:3: 
My mouth will speak words of wisdom. My heart shall utter understanding.

Psalms 49:4: 
I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will open my riddle on the harp.

Psalms 49:5: 
Why should I fear in the days of evil, When iniquity at my heels surrounds me?

Psalms 49:6: 
Those who trust in their wealth, And boast in the multitude of their riches--

Psalms 49:7: 
None of them can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give God a ransom for him.

Psalms 49:8: 
For the redemption of their life is costly, No payment is ever enough,

Psalms 49:9: 
That he should live on forever, That he should not see corruption.

Psalms 49:10: 
For he sees that wise men die; Likewise the fool and the senseless perish, And leave their wealth to others.

Psalms 49:11: 
Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever, And their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves.

Psalms 49:12: 
But man, despite his riches, doesn't endure. He is like the animals that perish.

Psalms 49:13: 
This is the destiny of those who are foolish, And of those who approve their sayings. Selah.

Psalms 49:14: 
They are appointed as a flock for Sheol. Death shall be their shepherd. The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. Their beauty shall decay in Sheol, Far from their mansion.

Psalms 49:15: 
But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, For he will receive me. Selah.

Psalms 49:16: 
Don't be afraid when a man is made rich, When the glory of his house is increased.

Psalms 49:17: 
For when he dies he shall carry nothing away. His glory shall not descend after him.

Psalms 49:18: 
Though while he lived he blessed his soul-- And men praise you when you do well for yourself--

Psalms 49:19: 
He shall go to the generation of his fathers. They shall never see the light.

Psalms 49:20: 
A man who has riches without understanding, Is like the animals that perish.