NASB — Psalms 49 — KJV

The Folly of Trusting in Riches.

For the choir director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

  1 aHear° this°, all° peoples°;
  Give° ear°, all° binhabitants° of the world°,
  2 Both° alow°° and high°°,
  Rich° and poor° together°.
  3 My mouth° will aspeak° wisdom°,
  And the meditation° of my heart° [will be] bunderstanding°.
  4 I will incline° my ear° to aa proverb°;
  bI will Iexpress° my criddle° on the harp°.

[1] aPs 78:1; Is 1:2; Mi 1:2 bPs 33:8
[2] aPs 62:9
[3] aPs 37:30 bPs 119:130
[4] ILit open up aPs 78:2 b2K 3:15 cNu 12:8

  5 ¶ Why° should I afear° in days° of adversity°,
  When the iniquity° of my Ifoes° surrounds° me,
  6 Even those who atrust° in their wealth°
  And boast° in the abundance° of their riches°?
  7 No° man° can by any° means° aredeem° [his] brother°
  Or° give° to God° a bransom° for him—
  8 For athe redemption° of Ihis soul° is costly°,
  And he should cease° [trying] forever°
  9 That he should alive° on eternally°,
  That he should not Ibundergo° decay°.

[5] ILit supplanters aPs 23:4; 27:1
[6] aJb 31:24; Ps 52:7; Pv 11:28; Mk 10:24
[7] aMt 25:8, 9 bJb 36:18, 19
[8] ILit their aMt 16:26
[9] IOr see corruption or the pit aPs 22:29 bPs 16:10; 89:48

  10 ¶ For he sees° [that even] awise° men° die°;
  The bstupid° and the senseless° alike° perish°
  And cleave° their wealth° to others°.
  11 Their Iainner° thought° is [that] their houses° bare forever°
  [And] their dwelling° places° to all° generations°;
  They have ccalled° their lands° after their own names°.
  12 But aman° in [his] Ipomp° will not endure°;
  He is like° the IIbeasts° that IIIperish°.

[10] aEc 2:16 bPs 92:6; 94:8 cPs 39:6; Ec 2:18, 21; Lk 12:20
[11] ISome versions read graves are their houses aPs 64:6 bPs 10:6 cGn 4:17; Dt 3:14
[12] ILit honor IIOr animals IIILit are destroyed aPs 49:20

  13 ¶ This° is the away° of those who are foolish°,
  And of those after° them who bapprove° their words°.
      ISelah°.
  14 As sheep° they are appointed° afor ISheol°;
  Death° shall be their shepherd°;
  And the bupright° shall rule° over them in the morning°,
  And their form° shall be for ISheol° cto consume°
  IISo° that they have no° habitation°.
  15 But God° will aredeem° my soul° from the Ipower° of IISheol°,
  For bHe will receive° me.
      Selah°.

[13] ISelah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude aJr 17:11 bPs 49:18
[14] II.e. the nether world IILit Away from his habitation aPs 9:17 bDn 7:18; Mal 4:3; 1Co 6:2; Rv 2:26 cJb 24:19
[15] ILit hand III.e. the nether world aPs 16:10; 56:13; Ho 13:14 bGn 5:24; Ps 16:11; 73:24

  16 ¶ Do not be afraid° awhen° a man° becomes° rich°,
  When° the Iglory° of his house° is increased°;
  17 For when° he dies° he will acarry° nothing°° away;
  His Iglory° will not descend° after° him.
  18 Though° while he lives° he acongratulates° Ihimself°
  And though [men] praise° you when° you do° well° for yourself—
  19 IHe shall ago° to the generation° of his fathers°;
  They will never°°° see° bthe light°.
  20 aMan° in [his] Ipomp°, yet without° understanding°,
  Is blike° the IIbeasts° that IIIperish°.

[16] IOr wealth aPs 37:7
[17] IOr wealth aPs 17:14; 1Ti 6:7
[18] ILit his soul aDt 29:19; Ps 10:3, 6; Lk 12:19
[19] ILit You; or It aGn 15:15 bJb 33:30; Ps 56:13
[20] ILit honor IIOr animals IIILit are destroyed aPs 49:12 bEc 3:19


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An earnest persuasion to build the faith of resurrection, not on worldly power, but on God.

1 ¶ [[To the chief Musician,ºª A Psalmº for the sonsº of Korah.]]º Hearºª this,² all² [ye] people;º give ear,ºª all² [ye] inhabitantsºª of the world:º 2 Both² lowº¹ and² high,º¹ richº and poor,º together.º 3 My mouthº shall speakºª of wisdom;º and the meditationº of my heartº [shall be] of understanding.º 4 I will inclineºª mine earº to a parable:º I will openºª my dark sayingº upon the harp.º 5 Wherefore² should I fearºª in the daysº of evil,º [when] the iniquityº of my heels¹² shall compass¹ª me about?² 6 They that trustºª in² their wealth,º and boast¹ª themselves² in the multitudeº of their riches;º 7 None² [of them] can¹ by any meansºª redeemºª his brother,º nor² giveºª to Godº a ransomº for him: 8 (For the redemptionº of their soulº [is] precious,ºª and it ceasethºª for ever:)º 9 That he should still² liveºª for ever,º [and] not² seeºª corruption.º 10 For² he seethºª [that] wise menº die,ºª likewiseº the foolº and the brutish personº perish,ºª and leaveºª their wealthº to others.º 11 Their inward¹ thought² [is, that] their housesº [shall continue] for ever,º [and] their dwelling¹ places² to all¹ generations;º they call¹ª²² [their] landsº after their own names.º 12 Nevertheless manº [being] in honourº abidethºª not:² he is likeºª the beastsº [that] perish.ºª 13 This² their wayº [is] their folly:º yet their posterityº approveºª their sayings.º Selah.º 14 Like sheepº they are laidºª in the grave;º deathº shall feedºª on them; and the uprightº shall have dominionºª over them in the morning;º and their beautyºª¹ shall consumeºª in the graveº from their dwelling.º² 15 But² Godº will redeemºª my soulº from the powerº² of the grave:º for² he shall receiveºª me. Selah.º

[1] Ps 34:11; 46:1; 48:1; 50:1; 78:1; Pv 1:20; Is 49:6; Mal 1:11; Mt 11:15; 13:9; 28:19; Ro 3:29; 10:18; Rv 2:7, 11, 17, 29.
[2] 1S 2:7; Jb 34:19; Ps 62:9; Pv 22:2; Jr 5:4; Jm 1:9; 2:1; Rv 6:15.
[3] Dt 32:2; Jb 33:3, 33; Ps 19:14; 45:1; 104:34; Pv 4:1; 8:6; 22:17, 20; Mt 12:35; 2Ti 3:15.
[4] Nu 23:7; Ps 78:2; Pv 1:6; Ezk 20:49; Dn 8:23; Mt 13:11, 35; Lk 12:3; 2Co 3:12.
[5] Gn 49:17; 1S 26:20; Ps 22:16; 27:1; 38:4; 46:1; 56:6; Pv 5:22; 24:10; Is 41:10; Ho 7:2; Am 5:13; Ac 27:24; Ro 8:33; Ep 5:16; Php 1:28.
[6] Es 5:11; Jb 31:24; Ps 52:7; 62:10; Pv 10:15; 23:5; Jr 9:23; Ezk 28:4; Ho 12:8; Mk 10:24; Lk 12:19; 1Ti 6:17.
[7] Mt 16:26; 20:28; 1Ti 2:6; 1P 1:18.
[8] Jb 36:18.
[9] Ps 16:10; 89:48; Pv 10:2; 11:4; Ec 8:8; Zc 1:5; Lk 16:22; Jn 8:51; Ac 2:27, 31; 13:33, 35.
[10] Ps 17:14; 39:6; 49:17; 73:22; 92:6; 94:8; Pv 11:4; 12:1; 30:2; Ec 2:16, 18, 21, 26; 5:13; 9:1; Jr 10:8; 17:11; Lk 12:20; Ro 5:12; 1Ti 6:6; He 9:27.
[11] Gn 4:17; 1S 15:12; 2S 18:18; Ps 5:9; 64:6; Ezk 38:10; Lk 11:39; Ac 8:22.
[12] Ps 39:5; 49:20; 82:7; Ec 3:18; 9:12; Jm 1:10; 1P 1:24.
[13] Jr 44:17; Lk 11:47; 12:20; 16:27; 1Co 3:19.
[14] Jb 4:21; 17:13; 21:13, 26; 24:19; 30:23; Ps 30:5; 39:11; 44:11; 47:3; Ec 12:7; Is 38:10; Jr 12:3; Dn 7:22; Ho 6:3; Mal 4:3; Lk 22:30; Ro 8:36; 1Co 6:2; Rv 2:26; 20:4.
[15] Ps 16:10; 31:5; 56:13; 73:24; 86:13; 89:48; Ho 13:14; Lk 23:46; Jn 14:3; Ac 7:59; Rv 5:9; 14:13.

Worldly prosperity is not to be admired.

16 Be not² thou afraidºª when² oneº is made rich,ºª when² the gloryº of his houseº is increased;ºª 17 For when² he diethº he shall carry² nothing²² away:¹ª his gloryº shall not² descendºª afterº him. 18 Though² while he livedº he blessedºª his soul:º and [men] will praiseºª thee, when² thou doest wellºª to thyself. 19 He shall goºª to² the generationº of his fathers;º they shall neverºº² seeºª light.º 20 Manº [that is] in honour,º and understandethºª not,² is likeºª the beastsº [that] perish.ºª

[16] Gn 31:1; Es 3:1; 5:11; Ps 37:1, 7; 49:5; Pv 28:12; Rv 21:24, 26.
[17] Jb 1:21; 27:19; Ec 5:15; Is 5:14; 10:3; Lk 12:20; 16:24; 1Co 15:43; 1Ti 6:7.
[18] Dt 29:19; 1S 25:6; Es 3:2; Ho 12:8; Lk 12:19; Ac 12:20; Rv 13:3.
[19] Gn 15:15; 1K 16:6; Jb 33:30; Ps 56:13; Ec 3:21; 12:7; Mt 8:12; 22:13; Lk 12:20; 16:22; Jde 1:13.
[20] Es 5:11; 7:10; Jb 4:21; Ps 49:12; 73:18; Ec 3:18.


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