1 For the Chief Musician; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all ye peoples; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world: ERV — Psalm 49:1
2 Both low and high, rich and poor together. ERV — Psalm 49:2
3 My mouth shall speak wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding. ERV — Psalm 49:3
4 I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp. ERV — Psalm 49:4
5 Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels compasseth me about? ERV — Psalm 49:5
6 They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; ERV — Psalm 49:6
7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him: ERV — Psalm 49:7
8 (For the redemption of their soul is costly, and must be let alone for ever:) ERV — Psalm 49:8
9 That he should still live alway, that he should not see corruption. ERV — Psalm 49:9
10 For he seeth that wise men die, the fool and the brutish together perish, and leave their wealth to others. ERV — Psalm 49:10
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. ERV — Psalm 49:11
12 But man abideth not in honour: he is like the beasts that perish. ERV — Psalm 49:12
13 This their way is their folly: yet after them men approve their sayings. Selah ERV — Psalm 49:13
14 They are appointed as a flock for Sheol; death shall be their shepherd: and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall be for Sheol to consume, that there be no habitation for it. ERV — Psalm 49:14
15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol: for he shall receive me. Selah ERV — Psalm 49:15
16 Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased: ERV — Psalm 49:16
17 For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away; his glory shall not descend after him. ERV — Psalm 49:17
18 Though while he lived he blessed his soul, and men praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself, ERV — Psalm 49:18
19 He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see the light. ERV — Psalm 49:19
20 Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish. ERV — Psalm 49:20