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Psalm 49
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| 49:1 Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world: |
 (49:1-20) "Hear this, all ye people....."
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| 49:2
Both low and high, rich and poor, together. |
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| 49:3
My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of
understanding. |
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| 49:4
I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the
harp. |
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| 49:5
Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels
shall compass me about? |
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| 49:6
They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of
their riches; |
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| 49:7
None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom
for him: |
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| 49:8
(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:) |
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| 49:9
That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption. |
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| 49:10
For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person
perish, and leave their wealth to others. |
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| 49:11
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. |
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| 49:12
Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that
perish. |
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| 49:13
This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings.
Selah. |
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| 49:14
Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the
upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall
consume in the grave from their dwelling. |
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| 49:15
But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall
receive me. Selah. |
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| 49:16
Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is
increased; |
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| 49:17
For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend
after him. |
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| 49:18
Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when
thou doest well to thyself. |
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| 49:19
He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light. |
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| 49:20
Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that
perish.
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