{"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/asv/psalms/49","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T19:25:58.278Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ASV","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":49,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":48,"nextChapter":50,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":20},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Hear this, all ye peoples; Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world,"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Both low and high, Rich and poor together."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"My mouth shall speak wisdom; And the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, When iniquity at my heels compasseth 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 life is costly, And it faileth for ever;)"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"That he should still live alway, That he should not see corruption."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"For he shall see it. Wise men die; The fool and the brutish alike 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":"But man being in honor abideth not: He is like the beasts that perish."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"This their way is their folly: Yet after them men approve their sayings. Selah"},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"They are appointed as a flock for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd; And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; And their beauty shall be for Sheol to consume, That there be no habitation for it."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol; For he will receive me. Selah"},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, When the glory of his house is increased."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"For when he dieth 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 praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself,)"},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"He shall go to the generation of his fathers; They shall never see the light."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"Man that is in honor, and understandeth not, Is like the beasts that perish. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 49 (ASV)","markdown":"[Psalms 49](https://primebible.com/asv/psalms/49)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ASV. https://primebible.com/asv/psalms/49 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}