Psalms 49 : 1 (NLV)
Hear this, all people. Listen, all who live in the world,
Psalms 49 : 2 (NLV)
both small and great, rich and poor together.
Psalms 49 : 3 (NLV)
My mouth will speak wisdom. And the thoughts of my heart will be understanding.
Psalms 49 : 4 (NLV)
I will turn my ear to a wise saying. With a harp, I will tell what is hard to understand.
Psalms 49 : 5 (NLV)
Why should I be afraid in the days of trouble, when the sin of those who hate me is all around me?
Psalms 49 : 6 (NLV)
They trust in their riches, and are proud of all they have.
Psalms 49 : 7 (NLV)
No man can save his brother. No man can pay God enough to save him.
Psalms 49 : 8 (NLV)
The cost is much for his soul to be saved. Man should stop trying
Psalms 49 : 9 (NLV)
to live forever and not see the grave.
Psalms 49 : 10 (NLV)
For he sees that even wise men die. The fool and those who cannot think well die alike. And they leave their riches to others.
Psalms 49 : 11 (NLV)
They think in their hearts that their houses will last forever, and that the places where they live will last for all their children to follow. They have used their own names to name their lands.
Psalms 49 : 12 (NLV)
But man with all his honor does not last. He is like the animals that die.
Psalms 49 : 13 (NLV)
This is the way of the foolish, and of those after them who believe in their words.
Psalms 49 : 14 (NLV)
Like sheep they are meant for the grave. Death will be their shepherd. And those who are right with God will rule over them in the morning. Their bodies will be eaten by the grave, so that they have no place to stay.
Psalms 49 : 15 (NLV)
But God will free my soul from the power of the grave. For He will take me to Himself.
Psalms 49 : 16 (NLV)
Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich and when his house grows in greatness.
Psalms 49 : 17 (NLV)
For when he dies he will take nothing with him. His greatness will not go down with him.
Psalms 49 : 18 (NLV)
Even if while he lives, he thinks good of himself, and even though men praise you when you do well for yourself,
Psalms 49 : 19 (NLV)
he will go and join the family of his fathers. They will never see the light.
Psalms 49 : 20 (NLV)
Man with all his honor, yet without understanding, is like the animals that die.
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