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Psalm 49 :: Revised Standard Version (RSV)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:1 - To the choirmaster. 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; the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:4 - I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will solve my riddle to the music of the lyre.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:5 - Why should I fear in times of trouble, when the iniquity of my persecutors surrounds me,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:6 - men who trust in their wealth and boast of the abundance of their riches?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:7 - Truly no man can ransom himself, or give to God the price of his life,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:8 - for the ransom of his life is costly, and can never suffice,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:9 - that he should continue to live on for ever, and never see the Pit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:10 - Yea, he shall see that even the wise die, the fool and the stupid alike must perish and leave their wealth to others.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:11 - Their graves are their homes for ever, their dwelling places to all generations, though they named lands their own.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:12 - Man cannot abide in his pomp, he is like the beasts that perish.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:13 - This is the fate of those who have foolish confidence, the end of those who are pleased with their portion. Selah

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:14 - Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd; straight to the grave they descend, and their form shall waste away; Sheol shall be their home.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:15 - But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:16 - Be not afraid when one becomes rich, when the glory of his house increases.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:17 - For when he dies he will carry nothing away; his glory will not go down after him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:18 - Though, while he lives, he counts himself happy, and though a man gets praise when he does well for himself,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:19 - he will go to the generation of his fathers, who will never more see the light.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:20 - Man cannot abide in his pomp, he is like the beasts that perish.
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Source: Transcribed from: The Holy Bible: Revised Standard Version containing the Old and New Testaments, translated from the original tongues: being the version set forth A.D. 1611, revised A.D. 1881-1885 and A.D. 1901: compared with the most ancient authorities and revised A.D. 1946-52. — 2nd ed. of New Testament A.D. 1971. There should be enough in the rest of the description to identify the text.

Language: English

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Psalm Chapter 49 — Additional Translations:

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