Chapter 49

¹+ ²\49:1\To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world: ³\49:2\Both low and high, rich and poor together. ⁴\49:3\My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding. ⁵\49:4\I will incline my ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp. ⁶\49:5\Why should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall encompass me? ⁷\49:6\They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; ⁸\49:7\None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him: ⁹\49:8\(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:) ¹⁰\49:9\That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption. ¹¹\49:10\For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others. ¹²\49:11\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. ¹³\49:12\Nevertheless man being in honor abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish. ¹⁴\49:13\This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah. ¹⁵\49:14\Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling. ¹⁶\49:15\But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah. ¹⁷\49:16\Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased; ¹⁸\49:17\For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him. ¹⁹\49:18\Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself. ²⁰\49:19\He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light. ²¹\49:20\Man that is in honor, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.