Thematic Bible




Psalm 49:1 (show verse)

For the choir director. A psalm of the sons of Korah.Hear this, all you peoples;
listen, all who inhabit the world,
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Psalm 49:2 (show verse)

both low and high,
rich and poor together.
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Psalm 49:3 (show verse)

My mouth speaks wisdom;
my heart’s meditation brings understanding.
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Psalm 49:4 (show verse)

I turn my ear to a proverb;
I explain my riddle with a lyre.

Psalm 49:5 (show verse)

Why should I fear in times of trouble?
The iniquity of my foes surrounds me.

Psalm 49:6 (show verse)

They trust in their wealth
and boast of their abundant riches.

Psalm 49:7 (show verse)

Yet these cannot redeem a person
or pay his ransom to God

Psalm 49:8 (show verse)

since the price of redeeming him is too costly,
one should forever stop trying

Psalm 49:9 (show verse)

so that he may live forever
and not see the Pit.

Psalm 49:10 (show verse)

For one can see that wise men die;
foolish and stupid men also pass away.
Then they leave their wealth to others.

Psalm 49:11 (show verse)

Their graves are their eternal homes,
their homes from generation to generation,
though they have named estates after themselves.

Psalm 49:12 (show verse)

But despite his assets, man will not last;
he is like the animals that perish.

Psalm 49:13 (show verse)

This is the way of those who are arrogant,
and of their followers,
who approve of their words.Selah

Psalm 49:14 (show verse)

Like sheep they are headed for Sheol;
Death will shepherd them.
The upright will rule over them in the morning,
and their form will waste away in Sheol,
far from their lofty abode.

Psalm 49:15 (show verse)

But God will redeem my life
from the power of Sheol,
for He will take me.Selah

Psalm 49:16 (show verse)

Do not be afraid when a man gets rich,
when the wealth of his house increases.

Psalm 49:17 (show verse)

For when he dies, he will take nothing at all;
his wealth will not follow him down.

Psalm 49:18 (show verse)

Though he praises himself during his lifetime—
and people praise you when you do well for yourself

Psalm 49:19 (show verse)

he will go to the generation of his fathers;
they will never see the light.

Psalm 49:20 (show verse)

A man with valuable possessions
but without understanding
is like the animals that perish.