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Psalm 49 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

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The Confidence of the Foolish

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:1 - To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

Hear this, all peoples;
Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:2 - Both low and high,
Rich and poor together.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:3 - My mouth shall speak wisdom,
And the meditation of my heart shall give understanding.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:4 - I will incline my ear to a proverb;
I will disclose my dark saying on the harp.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:5 - Why should I fear in the days of evil,
When the iniquity at my heels surrounds me?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:6 - Those who trust in their wealth
And boast in the multitude of their riches,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:7 - None of them can by any means redeem his brother,
Nor give to God a ransom for him—

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:8 - For the redemption of their souls is costly,
And it shall cease forever—

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:9 - That he should continue to live eternally,
And not see the Pit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:10 - For he sees wise men die;
Likewise the fool and the senseless person perish,
And leave their wealth to others.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:11 - Their inner thought is that their houses will last forever,[fn]
Their dwelling places to all generations;
They call their lands after their own names.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:12 - Nevertheless man, though in honor, does not remain;[fn]
He is like the beasts that perish.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:13 - This is the way of those who are foolish,
And of their posterity who approve their sayings. Selah

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:14 - Like sheep they are laid in the grave;
Death shall feed on them;
The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning;
And their beauty shall be consumed in the grave, far from their dwelling.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:15 - But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave,
For He shall receive me. Selah

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:16 - Do not be afraid when one becomes rich,
When the glory of his house is increased;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:17 - For when he dies he shall carry nothing away;
His glory shall not descend after him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:18 - Though while he lives he blesses himself
(For men will praise you when you do well for yourself),

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:19 - He shall go to the generation of his fathers;
They shall never see light.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:20 - A man who is in honor, yet does not understand,
Is like the beasts that perish.
See the NKJV Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).
NKJV Footnotes
Septuagint, Syriac, Targum, and Vulgate read Their graves shall be their houses forever.
Following Masoretic Text and Targum; Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate read understand (compare verse 20).
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Psalm Chapter 49 — Additional Translations:

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