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Psalms 49

Jewish Publication Society 1917 · Berean Standard Bible

49:1

For the Leader; a Psalm for the sons of Korah.

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49:2

Hear this, all ye peoples; Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world,

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49:3

Both low and high, Rich and poor together.

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49:4

My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.

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49:5

I will incline mine ear to a parable; I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

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49:6

Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my supplanters compasseth me about,

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49:7

Of them that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches?

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49:8

No man can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him—

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49:9

For too costly is the redemption of their soul, and must be let alone for ever—

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49:10

That he should still live always, that he should not see the pit.

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49:11

For he seeth that wise men die, The fool and the brutish together perish, And leave their wealth to others.

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49:12

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.

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49:13

But man abideth not in honour; He is like the beasts that perish.

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49:14

This is the way of them that are foolish, and of those who after them approve their sayings. Selah

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49:15

Like sheep they are appointed for the nether-world; death shall be their shepherd; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; And their form shall be for the nether-world to wear away, That there be no habitation for it.

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49:16

But God will redeem my soul from the power of the nether-world; For He shall receive me. Selah

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49:17

Be not thou afraid when one waxeth rich, When the wealth of his house is increased;

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49:18

For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away; His wealth shall not descend after him.

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49:19

Though while he lived he blessed his soul: 'Men will praise thee, when thou shalt do well to thyself';

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49:20

It shall go to the generation of his fathers; They shall never see the light. .

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49:21

Man that is in honour understandeth not; He is like the beasts that perish.

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