Psalms Chapter 49

49 : 1 Hear this, all you people; give ear, all you inhabitants of the world:

49 : 2 Both low and high, rich and poor, together.

49 : 3 My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.

49 : 4 I will incline my ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying on the harp.

49 : 5 Why should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?

49 : 6 They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

49 : 7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:

49 : 8 (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceases for ever:)

49 : 9 That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.

49 : 10 For he sees that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.

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.

49 : 12 Nevertheless man being in honor stays not: he is like the beasts that perish.

49 : 13 This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.

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.

49 : 15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.

49 : 16 Be not you afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;

49 : 17 For when he dies he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.

49 : 18 Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise you, when you do well to yourself.

49 : 19 He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.

49 : 20 Man that is in honor, and understands not, is like the beasts that perish.