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Read Psalms 49

World English Bible · 20 verses

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples. Listen, all you inhabitants of the world,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
² both low and high, rich and poor together.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³ My mouth will speak words of wisdom. My heart will utter understanding.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁴ I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will solve my riddle on the harp.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁵ Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels surrounds me?This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁶ Those who trust in their wealth, and boast in the multitude of their riches—This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁷ none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give God a ransom for him.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁸ For the redemption of their life is costly, no payment is ever enough,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁹ that he should live on forever, that he should not see corruption.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁰ For he sees that wise men die; likewise the fool and the senseless perish, and leave their wealth to others.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹¹ Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever, and their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹² But man, despite his riches, doesn’t endure. He is like the animals that perish.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹³ This is the destiny of those who are foolish, and of those who approve their sayings. Selah.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁴ They are appointed as a flock for Sheol. Death shall be their shepherd. The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. Their beauty shall decay in Sheol, far from their mansion.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁵ But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁶ Don’t be afraid when a man is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁷ for when he dies he will carry nothing away. His glory won’t descend after him.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁸ Though while he lived he blessed his soul— and men praise you when you do well for yourself—This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁹ he shall go to the generation of his fathers. They shall never see the light.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁰ A man who has riches without understanding, is like the animals that perish.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

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