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| The Book of Psalms 49 | ||||||||||||||||
| The World English Online Bible (WLD) | ||||||||||||||||
| Psalms 49:1 | Hear this, all you peoples. Listen, all you inhabitants of the world, | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 49:2 | Both low and high, Rich and poor together. | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 49:3 | My mouth will speak words of wisdom. My heart shall utter understanding. | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 49:4 | I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will open my riddle on the harp. | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 49:5 | Why should I fear in the days of evil, When iniquity at my heels surrounds me? | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 49:6 | Those who trust in their wealth, And boast in the multitude of their riches | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 49:7 | None of them can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give God a ransom for him. | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 49:8 | For the redemption of their life is costly, No payment is ever enough, | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 49:9 | That he should live on forever, That he should not see corruption. | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 49:10 | For he sees that wise men die; Likewise the fool and the senseless perish, And leave their wealth to others. | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 49:11 | Their inward thought is, that their houses endure forever, And their dwelling places to all generations. They call their lands after their own names. | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 49:12 | But man, despite his riches, doesn't endure. He is like the animals that perish. | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 49:13 | This is the destiny of those who are foolish, And of those who approve their sayings. Selah. | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 49:14 | They are appointed as a flock for Sheol. Death shall be their shepherd. The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. Their beauty shall be for Sheol to consume, That there be no habitation for it. | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 49:15 | But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, For he will receive me. Selah. | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 49:16 | Don't be afraid when a man is made rich, When the glory of his house is increased. | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 49:17 | For when he dies he shall carry nothing away. His glory shall not descend after him. | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 49:18 | Though while he lived he blessed his soul And men praise you when you do well for yourself | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 49:19 | He shall go to the generation of his fathers. They shall never see the light. | |||||||||||||||
| Psalms 49:20 | A man who has riches without understanding, Is like the animals that perish. Psalm 50 A Psalm by Asaph. | |||||||||||||||
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