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A Psalm of the sons of Korah. <p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="#"><b>1</b></a></span> Hear this, all you peoples; <p class="indent2"> listen, all inhabitants of the world, <A name="3"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/49-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>both low and high, <p class="indent2"> rich and poor alike. <A name="4"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/49-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>My mouth will impart wisdom, <p class="indent2"> and the meditation of my heart will bring understanding. <A name="5"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/49-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>I will incline my ear to a proverb; <p class="indent2"> I will express my riddle with the harp: <A name="6"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/49-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Why should I fear in times of trouble, <p class="indent2"> when wicked usurpers surround me? <A name="7"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/49-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>They trust in their wealth <p class="indent2"> and boast in their great riches. <A name="8"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/49-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>No man can possibly redeem his brother<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> <p class="indent2"> or pay his ransom to God. <A name="9"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/49-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>For the redemption of his soul is costly, <p class="indent2"> and never can payment suffice, <A name="10"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/49-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>that he should live on forever <p class="indent2"> and not see decay. <A name="11"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/49-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>For it is clear that wise men die, <p class="indent2"> and the foolish and the senseless both perish <p class="indent2"> and leave their wealth to others. <A name="12"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/49-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Their graves<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> are their eternal homes—<p class="indent2"> their dwellings for endless generations—<p class="indent2"> even though their lands were their namesakes. <A name="13"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/49-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; <p class="indent2"> he is like the beasts that perish. <A name="14"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/49-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>This is the fate of the foolish<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> <p class="indent2"> and their followers who endorse their sayings. <p class="selah"> Selah <A name="15"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/49-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. <p class="indent2"> Death will be their shepherd. <p class="indent1"> The upright will rule them in the morning, <p class="indent2"> and their form will decay in Sheol, <p class="indent2"> far from their lofty abode. <A name="16"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/49-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>But God will redeem my life from Sheol, <p class="indent2"> for He will surely take me to Himself. <p class="selah"> Selah <A name="17"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/49-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Do not be afraid when a man grows rich, <p class="indent2"> when the splendor of his house increases. <A name="18"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/49-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; <p class="indent2"> his abundance will not follow him down. <A name="19"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/49-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Though in his lifetime he blesses his soul—<p class="indent2"> and men praise you when you prosper— <A name="20"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/49-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>he will join the generation of his fathers, <p class="indent2"> who will never see the light of day. <A name=""></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/49-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>A man who has riches without understanding <p class="indent2"> is like the beasts that perish.</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">7</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> Or <i>redeem another</i><br><span class="fnverse">11</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> LXX, Syriac, and Aramaic Targum; Hebrew <i>Their inward thoughts</i><br><span class="fnverse">13</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> Or <i>the way of the foolish</i><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Standard Bible (BSB)</a> printed 2016, 2020, 2022, 2025 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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