Psalms 49
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| 1 | For the Leader; a Psalm for the sons of Korah. |
| 2 | Hear this, all ye peoples; Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world, |
| 3 | Both low and high, Rich and poor together. |
| 4 | My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be understanding. |
| 5 | I will incline mine ear to a parable; I will open my dark saying upon the harp. |
| 6 | Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my supplanters compasseth me about, |
| 7 | Of them that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches? |
| 8 | No man can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him— |
| 9 | For too costly is the redemption of their soul, and must be let alone for ever— |
| 10 | That he should still live always, that he should not see the pit. |
| 11 | For he seeth that wise men die, The fool and the brutish together perish, And leave their wealth to others. |
| 12 | Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, And their dwelling-places to all generations; They call their lands after their own names. |
| 13 | But man abideth not in honour; He is like the beasts that perish. |
| 14 | This is the way of them that are foolish, and of those who after them approve their sayings. Selah |
| 15 | Like sheep they are appointed for the nether-world; death shall be their shepherd; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; And their form shall be for the nether-world to wear away, That there be no habitation for it. |
| 16 | But God will redeem my soul from the power of the nether-world; For He shall receive me. Selah |
| 17 | Be not thou afraid when one waxeth rich, When the wealth of his house is increased; |
| 18 | For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away; His wealth shall not descend after him. |
| 19 | Though while he lived he blessed his soul: 'Men will praise thee, when thou shalt do well to thyself'; |
| 20 | It shall go to the generation of his fathers; They shall never see the light. . |
| 21 | Man that is in honour understandeth not; He is like the beasts that perish. |