Psalms 49
49
For the Music Director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
1Hear this, all you peoples; # Ps 78:1
give ear, all inhabitants of the world, # Isa 49:6
2both low and high,
rich and poor together. # Ps 62:9
3My mouth shall speak wisdom,
and the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.
4I will incline my ear to a parable;
I will reveal my riddle with the music of the harp. # Nu 12:8; Ps 78:2
5Why should I fear in the days of evil,
when the iniquity of my foes surrounds me,
6those who trust in their wealth
and boast in the abundance of their riches? # Ps 52:7; Mk 10:24
7None of them can by any means redeem his brother,
nor give to God a ransom for him, # Mt 16:26
8for the redemption of their souls is costly; # Job 36:18–19
and it shall cease forever,
9that he should live on eternally,
and never see the pit. # Ps 16:10; 89:48
10For he sees that wise men die;
the fool and the stupid perish, # Ps 94:8
and leave their wealth to others. # Ps 39:6
11Their graves are their perpetual homes,
their dwelling places to all generations,
though they call their lands by their own names. # Ge 4:17
12Nevertheless man cannot remain in his splendor;
he is like the beasts that perish. # Ps 39:5; 49:20
13This is the way of those who are foolish, # Lk 12:20
and of their posterity who approve their sayings. Selah
14Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol;
Death shall be their shepherd;
the upright shall rule over them # Mal 4:3; 1Co 6:2 in the morning;
their form shall waste away in Sheol,
far from their dwelling.
15But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, # Hos 13:14
for He will receive me. # Ps 73:24 Selah
16Do not fear when a man becomes rich, # Ps 37:7
when the glory of his house is increased,
17for when he dies he will take nothing away;
his glory will not descend after him. # Job 27:19; 1Ti 6:7
18Though while he lives he blesses himself # Dt 29:19; Lk 12:19 —
for men will praise you when you do well for yourself—
19he will go to the generation of his fathers; # Ge 15:15; Job 33:30
they will never see light.
20A man who is in his splendor, yet without understanding,
is like the animals that perish. # Ps 49:12
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The Holy Bible, Modern English Version
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