Thematic Bible
Psalm 49:1 (show verse)
Hear this, all ye peoples; Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world,
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Psalm 49:2 (show verse)
Both low and high, Rich and poor together.
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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 dark saying upon the harp.
Psalm 49:5 (show verse)
Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, When iniquity at my heels compasseth me about?
Psalm 49:6 (show verse)
They that trust in their wealth, And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
Psalm 49:7 (show verse)
None of them 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 life is costly, And it faileth for ever;)
Psalm 49:9 (show verse)
That he should still live alway, That he should not see corruption.
Psalm 49:10 (show verse)
For he shall see it. Wise men die; The fool and the brutish alike perish, And leave their wealth to others.
Psalm 49:11 (show verse)
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.
Psalm 49:12 (show verse)
But man being in honor abideth not: He is like the beasts that perish.
Psalm 49:13 (show verse)
This their way is their folly: Yet after them men approve their sayings. Selah
Psalm 49:14 (show verse)
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.
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 thou afraid when one is made 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 while he lived he blessed his soul (And men praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself,)
Psalm 49:19 (show verse)
He shall go to the generation of his fathers; They shall never see the light.
Psalm 49:20 (show verse)
Man that is in honor, and understandeth not, Is like the beasts that perish.