Psalm — Chapter 49
King James Version · 20 verses
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1Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:→2Both low and high, rich and poor, together.→3My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.→4I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.→5Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?→6They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;→7None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:→8(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)→9That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.→10For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.→11Their 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.→12Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.→13This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.→14Like 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.→15But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.→16Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;→17For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.→18Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.→19He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.→20Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.→