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Psalme 49 - King James 1611 bible

Psalme 49

¹[To the chiefe Musician, a Psalme for the sonnes of Korah.] Heare this, all yee people, giue eare all yee inhabitants of the world:

²Both low, and high, rich and poore together.

³My mouth shall speake of wisedome: and the meditation of my heart shalbe of vnderstanding.

⁴I will incline mine eare to a parable; I will open my darke saying vpon the harpe.

⁵Wherefore should I feare in the daies of euill, when the iniquitie of my heeles shall compasse me about?

⁶They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselues in the multitude of their riches:

⁷None of them can by any meanes redeeme his brother, nor giue to God a ransome for him:

⁸(For the redemption of their soule is precious, and it ceaseth for euer.)

⁹That he should still liue for euer, and not see corruption.

¹⁰For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the foole, and the brutish person perish, and leaue their wealth to others.

¹¹Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for euer, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their owne names.

¹²Neuerthelesse man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beastes that perish.

¹³This their way is their follie; yet their posteritie approue their sayings. Selah.

¹⁴Like sheepe they are layd in the graue, death shall feede on them; and the vpright shall haue dominion ouer them in the morning, and their beauty shall consume in the graue, from their dwelling.

¹⁵But God will redeeme my soule from the power of the graue; for he shall receiue me. Selah.

¹⁶Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased.

¹⁷For when he dieth, he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.

¹⁸Though whiles he liued, he blessed his soule: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thy selfe.

¹⁹Hee shall goe to the generation of his fathers, they shall neuer see light.

²⁰Man that is in honour and vnderstandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.