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Psalms, Psalm 49

¹ Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,	1 Psa 78:1 Isa 1:2 Mic 1:2 Psa 33:8
² Hear this, all peoples;	2 Psa 62:9
² Both low and high, Rich and poor together.
³ My mouth will speak wisdom, And the meditation of my heart will be understanding.	3 Psa 37:30 Psa 119:130
⁴ I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will^a Lit open upexpress my riddle on the harp.	4 Psa 78:2 Ki2 3:15 Num 12:8
⁵ Why should I fear in days of adversity, When the iniquity of my^b Lit supplantersfoes surrounds me,	5 Psa 23:4 Psa 27:1
⁶ Even those who trust in their wealth And boast in the abundance of their riches?	6 Job 31:24 Psa 52:7 Pro 11:28 Mar 10:24
⁷ No man can by any means redeem his brother Or give to God a ransom for him—	7 Mat 25:8 Mat 25:9 Job 36:18 Job 36:19
⁸ For the redemption of^c Lit theirhis soul is costly, And he should cease trying forever—	8 Mat 16:26
⁹ That he should live on eternally, That he should not^d Or see corruption or the pitundergo decay.	9 Psa 22:29 Psa 16:10 Psa 89:48
¹⁰ For he sees that even wise men die; The stupid and the senseless alike perish And leave their wealth to others.	10 Ecc 2:16 Psa 92:6 Psa 94:8 Psa 39:6 Ecc 2:18 Ecc 2:21 Luk 12:20
¹¹ Their^einner thought is that their houses are forever And their dwelling places to all generations; They have called their lands after their own names.	11 Psa 64:6 Psa 10:6 Gen 4:17 Deu 3:14
¹² But man in his^f Lit honorpomp will not endure; He is like the^g Or animalsbeasts that^h Lit are destroyedperish.	12 Psa 49:20
¹³ This is the way of those who are foolish, And of those after them who approve their words.ⁱSelah.	13 Jer 17:11 Psa 49:18
¹⁴ As sheep they are appointed for^j I.e. the nether worldSheol; Death shall be their shepherd; And the upright shall rule over them in the morning, And their form shall be for^k I.e. the nether worldSheol to consume ^l Lit Away from his habitationSo that they have no habitation.	14 Psa 9:17 Dan 7:18 Mal 4:3 Co1 6:2 Rev 2:26 Job 24:19
¹⁵ But God will redeem my soul from the^m Lit handpower ofⁿ I.e. the nether worldSheol, For He will receive me. Selah.	15 Psa 16:10 Psa 56:13 Hos 13:14 Gen 5:24 Psa 16:11 Psa 73:24
¹⁶ Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich, When the^o Or wealthglory of his house is increased;	16 Psa 37:7
¹⁷ For when he dies he will carry nothing away; His^p Or wealthglory will not descend after him.	17 Psa 17:14 Ti1 6:7
¹⁸ Though while he lives he congratulates^q Lit his soulhimself— And though men praise you when you do well for yourself—	18 Deu 29:19 Psa 10:3 Psa 10:6 Luk 12:19
¹⁹ ^r Lit You; or ItHe shall go to the generation of his fathers; They will never see the light.	19 Gen 15:15 Job 33:30 Psa 56:13
²⁰ Man in his^s Lit honorpomp, yet without understanding, Is like the^t Or animalsbeasts that^u Lit are destroyedperish.	20 Psa 49:12 Ecc 3:19


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