Thematic Bible
Psalm 49:1 (show verse)
[To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.] Hear this, all you people; give ear, all you 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 of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
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Psalm 49:4 (show verse)
I will incline my ear to a proverb: I will disclose my riddles upon the harp.
Psalm 49:5 (show verse)
Why should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity at my heels shall surround me?
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 soul is precious, and it ceases forever:)
Psalm 49:9 (show verse)
That he should still live forever, and not see corruption.
Psalm 49:10 (show verse)
For he sees that wise men die, likewise the fool and the senseless person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
Psalm 49:11 (show verse)
Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue forever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
Psalm 49:12 (show verse)
Nevertheless man being in honor abides not: he is like the beasts that perish.
Psalm 49:13 (show verse)
This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.
Psalm 49:14 (show verse)
Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
Psalm 49:15 (show verse)
But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
Psalm 49:16 (show verse)
Be not afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
Psalm 49:17 (show verse)
For when he dies 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 will praise you, when you do well for yourself.
Psalm 49:19 (show verse)
He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
Psalm 49:20 (show verse)
Man that is in honor, and understands not, is like the beasts that perish.