Psa.|49:Title|-|To the choir director. |a|Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm
Psa.|49:1|-||1|Hear this, all you peoples;Give ear, all you inhabitants of the world,
Psa.|49:2|-|Both low and high,Rich and poor together;
Psa.|49:3|-|My mouth will speak wisdom,And the |1|meditation of my heart will be that of understanding.
Psa.|49:4|-|I will incline my ear to a parable;I will disclose my riddle upon the harp.
Psa.|49:5|-|Why should I fear in the days of evil,When the iniquity of those who supplant me surrounds me,
Psa.|49:6|-|Those who |a|trust in their |1|wealthAnd boast in the multitude of their |1|riches?
Psa.|49:7|-|None can by any means redeem his brotherOr give to God |1|a ransom for him
Psa.|49:8|-|(For the redemption of their |a|soul is costlyAnd must be given up forever),
Psa.|49:9|-|That he would yet |a|live alwaysAnd not see |b|corruption.
Psa.|49:10|-|For he will see that wise men die;The foolish one and the senseless one perish alike
And |a|leave their wealth to others.
Psa.|49:11|-|Their inward thought is that their houses will remain forever,That their habitations will remain from generation to generation;
They call lands after their own names.
Psa.|49:12|-|But man in honor does not remain;He is like the beasts that perish.
Psa.|49:13|-|Such is the way of those who are |1|self-confident,And of those after them who approve of their sayings. Selah
Psa.|49:14|-|Like a flock, they are appointed for Sheol;Death will shepherd them.
|1|And straight to the grave they will descend,And their form will be for Sheol to consume
That there be no abode for them.
Psa.|49:15|-|But God will redeem my soulFrom the power of Sheol,
For He will receive me. Selah
Psa.|49:16|-|Do not fear when a man becomes rich,When the glory of his house increases.
Psa.|49:17|-|For when he dies, he will |a|take nothing;His glory will not descend after him.
Psa.|49:18|-|Though he |a|blessed his soul while he lived—And men praise you when you do good for yourself—
Psa.|49:19|-||1|It will go to the generation of his fathers;They will never see light.
Psa.|49:20|-|A man in honor but without understandingIs like the beasts that perish.
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