Psalm 49

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Psalm 49

The Folly of Trusting in Riches.

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^(A)Hear this, all peoples;
Give ear, all ^(B)inhabitants of the world,

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Both ^(C)low and high,
Rich and poor together.

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My mouth will ^(D)speak wisdom,
And the meditation of my heart will be ^(E)understanding.

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I will incline my ear to ^(F)a proverb;
^(G)I will ^(a)express my ^(H)riddle on the harp.

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Why should I ^(I)fear in days of adversity,
When the iniquity of my ^(b)foes surrounds me,

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Even those who ^(J)trust in their wealth
And boast in the abundance of their riches?

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No man can by any means ^(K)redeem his brother
Or give to God a ^(L)ransom for him—

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For ^(M)the redemption of ^(c)his soul is costly,
And he should cease trying forever—

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That he should ^(N)live on eternally,
That he should not ^(d)^(O)undergo decay.

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For he sees that even ^(P)wise men die;
The ^(Q)stupid and the senseless alike perish
And ^(R)leave their wealth to others.

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Their ^(e)^(S)inner thought is that their houses ^(T)are forever
And their dwelling places to all generations;
They have ^(U)called their lands after their own names.

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But ^(V)man in his ^(f)pomp will not endure;
He is like the ^(g)beasts that ^(h)perish.

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This is the ^(W)way of those who are foolish,
And of those after them who ^(X)approve their words. ⁽ⁱ⁾Selah.

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As sheep they are appointed ^(Y)for ^(j)Sheol;
Death shall be their shepherd;
And the ^(Z)upright shall rule over them in the morning,
And their form shall be for ^(k)Sheol ^(AA)to consume
^(l)So that they have no habitation.

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But God will ^(AB)redeem my soul from the ^(m)power of ⁽ⁿ⁾Sheol,
For ^(AC)He will receive me. Selah.

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Do not be afraid ^(AD)when a man becomes rich,
When the ^(o)glory of his house is increased;

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For when he dies he will ^(AE)carry nothing away;
His ^(p)glory will not descend after him.

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Though while he lives he ^(AF)congratulates ^(q)himself—
And though men praise you when you do well for yourself—

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^(r)He shall ^(AG)go to the generation of his fathers;
They will never see ^(AH)the light.

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^(AI)Man in his ^(s)pomp, yet without understanding,
Is ^(AJ)like the ^(t)beasts that ^(u)perish.

Footnotes:

a. Psalm 49:4: ['Lit ', open up]

b. Psalm 49:5: ['Lit ', supplanters]

c. Psalm 49:8: ['Lit ', their]

d. Psalm 49:9: ['Or ', see corruption, ' or ', the pit]

e. Psalm 49:11: ['Some versions read ', graves are their houses]

f. Psalm 49:12: ['Lit ', honor]

g. Psalm 49:12: ['Or ', animals]

h. Psalm 49:12: ['Lit ', are destroyed]

i. Psalm 49:13: [Selah, ' may mean: ', Pause, Crescendo, ' or ', Musical interlude]

j. Psalm 49:14: ['I.e. the nether world']

k. Psalm 49:14: ['I.e. the nether world']

l. Psalm 49:14: ['Lit ', Away from his habitation]

m. Psalm 49:15: ['Lit ', hand]

n. Psalm 49:15: ['I.e. the nether world']

o. Psalm 49:16: ['Or ', wealth]

p. Psalm 49:17: ['Or ', wealth]

q. Psalm 49:18: ['Lit ', his soul]

r. Psalm 49:19: ['Lit ', You, '; or ', It]

s. Psalm 49:20: ['Lit ', honor]

t. Psalm 49:20: ['Or ', animals]

u. Psalm 49:20: ['Lit ', are destroyed]

Cross references:

A. Psalm 49:1: Psalm 78:1; Isaiah 1:2; Micah 1:2

B. Psalm 49:1: Psalm 33:8

C. Psalm 49:2: Psalm 62:9

D. Psalm 49:3: Psalm 37:30

E. Psalm 49:3: Psalm 119:130

F. Psalm 49:4: Psalm 78:2

H. Psalm 49:4: Numbers 12:8

I. Psalm 49:5: Psalm 23:4; Psalm 27:1

J. Psalm 49:6: Job 31:24; Psalm 52:7; Proverbs 11:28; Mark 10:24

K. Psalm 49:7: Matthew 25:8; Matthew 25:9

L. Psalm 49:7: Job 36:18; Job 36:19

M. Psalm 49:8: Matthew 16:26

N. Psalm 49:9: Psalm 22:29

O. Psalm 49:9: Psalm 16:10; Psalm 89:48

Q. Psalm 49:10: Psalm 92:6; Psalm 94:8

R. Psalm 49:10: Psalm 39:6; Luke 12:20

S. Psalm 49:11: Psalm 64:6

T. Psalm 49:11: Psalm 10:6

U. Psalm 49:11: Genesis 4:17; Deuteronomy 3:14

V. Psalm 49:12: Psalm 49:20

W. Psalm 49:13: Jeremiah 17:11

X. Psalm 49:13: Psalm 49:18

Y. Psalm 49:14: Psalm 9:17

Z. Psalm 49:14: Daniel 7:18; Malachi 4:3; 1 Corinthians 6:2; Revelation 2:26

AA. Psalm 49:14: Job 24:19

AB. Psalm 49:15: Psalm 16:10; Psalm 56:13; Hosea 13:14

AC. Psalm 49:15: Genesis 5:24; Psalm 16:11; Psalm 73:24

AD. Psalm 49:16: Psalm 37:7

AE. Psalm 49:17: Psalm 17:14; 1 Timothy 6:7

AF. Psalm 49:18: Deuteronomy 29:19; Psalm 10:3; Psalm 10:6; Luke 12:19

AG. Psalm 49:19: Genesis 15:15

AH. Psalm 49:19: Job 33:30; Psalm 56:13

AI. Psalm 49:20: Psalm 49:12