english Bible Presentation Sharing - Psalms Book, chapter 49, verse 5 in Nlt Version

Psalms 49 : 1 (NLT)

Listen to this, all you people! Pay attention, everyone in the world!

Psalms 49 : 2 (NLT)

High and low, rich and poor-- listen!

Psalms 49 : 3 (NLT)

For my words are wise, and my thoughts are filled with insight.

Psalms 49 : 4 (NLT)

I listen carefully to many proverbs and solve riddles with inspiration from a harp.

Psalms 49 : 5 (NLT)

Why should I fear when trouble comes, when enemies surround me?

Psalms 49 : 6 (NLT)

They trust in their wealth and boast of great riches.

Psalms 49 : 7 (NLT)

Yet they cannot redeem themselves from death by paying a ransom to God.

Psalms 49 : 8 (NLT)

Redemption does not come so easily, for no one can ever pay enough

Psalms 49 : 9 (NLT)

to live forever and never see the grave.

Psalms 49 : 10 (NLT)

Those who are wise must finally die, just like the foolish and senseless, leaving all their wealth behind.

Psalms 49 : 11 (NLT)

The grave is their eternal home, where they will stay forever. They may name their estates after themselves,

Psalms 49 : 12 (NLT)

but their fame will not last. They will die, just like animals.

Psalms 49 : 13 (NLT)

This is the fate of fools, though they are remembered as being wise. Interlude

Psalms 49 : 14 (NLT)

Like sheep, they are led to the grave, where death will be their shepherd. In the morning the godly will rule over them. Their bodies will rot in the grave, far from their grand estates.

Psalms 49 : 15 (NLT)

But as for me, God will redeem my life. He will snatch me from the power of the grave. Interlude

Psalms 49 : 16 (NLT)

So don't be dismayed when the wicked grow rich and their homes become ever more splendid.

Psalms 49 : 17 (NLT)

For when they die, they take nothing with them. Their wealth will not follow them into the grave.

Psalms 49 : 18 (NLT)

In this life they consider themselves fortunate and are applauded for their success.

Psalms 49 : 19 (NLT)

But they will die like all before them and never again see the light of day.

Psalms 49 : 20 (NLT)

People who boast of their wealth don't understand; they will die, just like animals. A psalm of Asaph.