Psalms 49 : 1 (ASV)
Hear this, all ye peoples; Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world,
Psalms 49 : 2 (ASV)
Both low and high, Rich and poor together.
Psalms 49 : 3 (ASV)
My mouth shall speak wisdom; And the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
Psalms 49 : 4 (ASV)
I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
Psalms 49 : 5 (ASV)
Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, When iniquity at my heels compasseth me about?
Psalms 49 : 6 (ASV)
They that trust in their wealth, And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
Psalms 49 : 7 (ASV)
None of them can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him;
Psalms 49 : 8 (ASV)
(For the redemption of their life is costly, And it faileth for ever;)
Psalms 49 : 9 (ASV)
That he should still live alway, That he should not see corruption.
Psalms 49 : 10 (ASV)
For he shall see it. Wise men die; The fool and the brutish alike perish, And leave their wealth to others.
Psalms 49 : 11 (ASV)
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.
Psalms 49 : 12 (ASV)
But man being in honor abideth not: He is like the beasts that perish.
Psalms 49 : 13 (ASV)
This their way is their folly: Yet after them men approve their sayings. Selah
Psalms 49 : 14 (ASV)
They are appointed as a flock for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd; And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; And their beauty shall be for Sheol to consume, That there be no habitation for it.
Psalms 49 : 15 (ASV)
But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol; For he will receive me. Selah
Psalms 49 : 16 (ASV)
Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, When the glory of his house is increased.
Psalms 49 : 17 (ASV)
For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away; His glory shall not descend after him.
Psalms 49 : 18 (ASV)
Though while he lived he blessed his soul (And men praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself,)
Psalms 49 : 19 (ASV)
He shall go to the generation of his fathers; They shall never see the light.
Psalms 49 : 20 (ASV)
Man that is in honor, and understandeth not, Is like the beasts that perish. Psalm 50 A Psalm of Asaph.
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