Thematic Bible
Psalm 49:1 (show verse)
{To the chief Musician. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm.} Hear this, all ye peoples; give ear, all inhabitants of the world:
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Psalm 49:2 (show verse)
Both men of low and men of high degree, rich and poor alike.
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Psalm 49:3 (show verse)
My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding:
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Psalm 49:4 (show verse)
I will incline mine ear to a parable, I will open my riddle upon the harp.
Psalm 49:5 (show verse)
Wherefore should I fear in the days of adversity, when the iniquity of my supplanters encompasseth me? --
Psalm 49:6 (show verse)
They depend upon their wealth, and boast themselves in the abundance of their riches. ...
Psalm 49:7 (show verse)
None can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him,
Psalm 49:8 (show verse)
(For the redemption of their soul is costly, and must be given up for ever,)
Psalm 49:9 (show verse)
That he should still live perpetually, and not see corruption.
Psalm 49:10 (show verse)
For he seeth that wise men die; all alike, the fool and the brutish perish, and they leave their wealth to others.
Psalm 49:11 (show verse)
Their inward thought is, that their houses are for ever,their dwelling-places from generation to generation: they call the lands after their own names.
Psalm 49:12 (show verse)
Nevertheless, man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
Psalm 49:13 (show verse)
This their way is their folly, yet they that come after them delight in their sayings. Selah.
Psalm 49:14 (show verse)
Like sheep are they laid in Sheol: Death feedeth on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their comeliness shall be for Sheol to consume, that there be no habitation for them.
Psalm 49:15 (show verse)
But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol: for he will receive me. Selah.
Psalm 49:16 (show verse)
Be not afraid when a man becometh rich, when the glory of his house is increased:
Psalm 49:17 (show verse)
For when he dieth, he shall carry nothing away; his glory shall not descend after him.
Psalm 49:18 (show verse)
Though he blessed his soul in his lifetime, and men will praise thee when thou doest well to thyself, --
Psalm 49:19 (show verse)
It shall go to the generation of his fathers: they shall never see light.
Psalm 49:20 (show verse)
Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.