Psa Psalms, psalm Book of Psalms, psalm 49
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
Hear this, all ye peoples;
Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world,
Both low and high,
Rich and poor together.
My mouth shall speak wisdom;
And the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
I will incline mine ear to a parable:
I will open my dark saying upon the harp.Psa 78:2; Mat 13:35
Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil,
When iniquity at my heels compasseth me about?
They that trust in their wealth,
And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;Job 36:18; Psa 52:7; Pro 11:4
None of them can by any means redeem his brother,
Nor give to God a ransom for him1Jn 3:16
(For the redemption of their life is costly,
And it faileth for ever),Mat 16:26; Mrk 8:37; 1Pe 1:19
That he should still live alway,
That he should not see corruption.
For he shall see it. Wise men die;
The fool and the brutish alike perish,
And leave their wealth to others.Pro 11:4; Ecc 2:16; Ecc 6:2
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.
But man being in honor abideth not:
He is like the beasts that perish.Ecc 3:19
This their way is their folly:
Yet after them men approve their sayings. [Selah
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.Isa 14:11; Rev 2:27
But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol;
For he will receive me. [SelahPsa 16:10
Be not thou afraid when one is made rich,
When the glory of his house is increased:
For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away;
His glory shall not descend after him.Job 27:18
Though while he lived he blessed his soul
(And men praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself),Deu 29:19
He shall go to the generation of his fathers;
They shall never see the light.
Man that is in honor, and understandeth not,