{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/akjv/psalms/49","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T18:58:28.439Z"},"reference":{"translation":"AKJV","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":49,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":48,"nextChapter":50,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":20},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Hear this, all you people; give ear, all you inhabitants of the world:"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Both low and high, rich and poor, together."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"I will incline my ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying on the harp."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Why should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;"},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceases for ever:)"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"For he sees that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Nevertheless man being in honor stays not: he is like the beasts that perish."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"Be not you afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;"},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"For when he dies he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise you, when you do well to yourself."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"Man that is in honor, and understands not, is like the beasts that perish."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 49 (AKJV)","markdown":"[Psalms 49](https://primebible.com/akjv/psalms/49)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* AKJV. https://primebible.com/akjv/psalms/49 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}