Psalms 49

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