Thematic Bible
Psalm 49:1 (show verse)
Hear this, all peoples! Give ear, all 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; the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.
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Psalm 49:4 (show verse)
I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will solve my riddle to the music of the lyre.
Psalm 49:5 (show verse)
Why should I fear in times of trouble, when the iniquity of those who cheat me surrounds me,
Psalm 49:6 (show verse)
those who trust in their wealth and boast of the abundance of their riches?
Psalm 49:7 (show verse)
Truly no man can ransom another, or give to God the price of his life,
Psalm 49:8 (show verse)
for the ransom of their life is costly and can never suffice,
Psalm 49:9 (show verse)
that he should live on forever and never see the pit.
Psalm 49:10 (show verse)
For he sees that even the wise die; the fool and the stupid alike must perish and leave their wealth to others.
Psalm 49:11 (show verse)
Their graves are their homes forever, their dwelling places to all generations, though they called lands by their own names.
Psalm 49:12 (show verse)
Man in his pomp will not remain; he is like the beasts that perish.
Psalm 49:13 (show verse)
This is the path of those who have foolish confidence; yet after them people approve of their boasts. Selah
Psalm 49:14 (show verse)
Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol; death shall be their shepherd, and the upright shall rule over them in the morning. Their form shall be consumed in Sheol, with no place to dwell.
Psalm 49:15 (show verse)
But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah
Psalm 49:16 (show verse)
Be not afraid when a man becomes rich, when the glory of his house increases.
Psalm 49:17 (show verse)
For when he dies he will carry nothing away; his glory will not go down after him.
Psalm 49:18 (show verse)
For though, while he lives, he counts himself blessed --and though you get praise when you do well for yourself--
Psalm 49:19 (show verse)
his soul will go to the generation of his fathers, who will never again see light.
Psalm 49:20 (show verse)
Man in his pomp yet without understanding is like the beasts that perish.