Psalms 49 | Strong's Bible

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CHAPTER 49

For the choirmaster.

A Psalm

of the sons

of Korah.

Hear

this,

all you peoples;

listen,

all

inhabitants

of the world,

both

low and high,

rich

and poor

alike.

My mouth

will impart

wisdom,

and the meditation

of my heart

will bring understanding.

I will incline

my ear

to a proverb;

I will express

my riddle

with the harp:

Why

should I fear

in times

of trouble,

when wicked

usurpers

surround me?

They trust

in

their wealth

and boast

in great

riches.

No

man

can possibly

redeem

his brother

or

pay

his ransom

to God.

For the redemption

of his soul

is costly,

and never

can payment suffice,

that he should live on

forever

and not

see

decay.

For

it is clear

that wise

men die,

and the foolish

and the senseless

both

perish

and leave

their wealth

to others.

Their graves

are their eternal

homes—

their dwellings

for endless generations—

even though

their lands

were their namesakes.

But a man,

despite his wealth,

cannot

endure;

he is like

the beasts

that perish.

This

is the fate

of the self-confident

and their followers

who endorse

their sayings.

Selah

Like sheep

they are destined

for Sheol.

Death

will be their shepherd.

The upright

will rule them

in

the morning,

and their form

will decay

in Sheol,

far from their lofty abode.

But

God

will redeem

my life

from

Sheol,

for

He will surely take me to Himself.

Selah

Do not

be amazed

when

a man

grows rich,

when

the splendor

of his house

increases.

For

when he dies,

he will carry

nothing away;

his abundance

will not

follow

him down.

Though

in his lifetime

he blesses

his soul—

and men praise

you when

you prosper—

he will join

the generation

of his fathers,

who will never

see

the light of day.

A man

who has riches

without

understanding

is like

the beasts

that perish.

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