Psalm 49

Psalm XLIX.

To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.

^aHear this, all ye people;

Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the ^aworld:

²Both ^blow and high,

Rich and poor, together.

³My mouth shall speak of ^bbwisdom;

And the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.

⁴I will incline mine ear to ^ca parable:

I will open ^dmy dark saying upon the harp.

⁵Wherefore should I fear in ^ddthe days of evil,

When ^ethe iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?

⁶They that ^ftrust in their wealth,

And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

⁷None of them ^gcan by any means redeem his brother,

Nor ^hgive to God ⁱa ransom for him:

⁸(For ^kthe redemption of their soul is precious,

And it ceaseth for ever:)

⁹That he should still live for ever,

And ^lnot see corruption.

¹⁰For he seeth that ^mwise men die,

Likewise the ^mfool and the ⁿbrutish person perish,

And ^oleave their wealth to others.

^11pTheir inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever,

And their dwelling places to all generations;

They ^qcall their lands after their own names.

¹²Nevertheless ^rman being in honour abideth not:

^sHe is like the beasts that perish.

¹³This their way is their ^ssfolly:

Yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.

¹⁴Like sheep they are laid in the grave;

Death shall feed on them;

And the upright ^tshall have dominion over them in the morning;

And ^utheir beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.

¹⁵But God ^wwill redeem my soul from the power of the grave:

For ^xhe shall receive me. Selah.

¹⁶Be not thou afraid when one is made rich,

When the glory of his house is increased;

^17yFor when he dieth he shall carry nothing away:

His glory shall not descend after him.

¹⁸Though whiles he lived ^zhe blessed his soul:

And men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.

¹⁹He shall ^ago to the generation of his fathers;

They shall never see ^blight.

^20cMan that is in honour, and understandeth not,

Is like the beasts that perish.