{"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/dbt/psalms/49","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-10T07:36:32.130Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DBT","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":49,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":48,"nextChapter":50,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":20},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"{To the chief Musician. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm.} Hear this, all ye peoples; give ear, all inhabitants of the world:"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Both men of low and men of high degree, rich and poor alike."},{"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 riddle upon the harp."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Wherefore should I fear in the days of adversity, when the iniquity of my supplanters encompasseth me? —"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"They depend upon their wealth, and boast themselves in the abundance of their riches. ..."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"None 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 costly, and must be given up for ever,)"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"That he should still live perpetually, and not see corruption."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"For he seeth that wise men die; all alike, the fool and the brutish perish, and they leave their wealth to others."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Their inward thought is, that their houses are for ever,their dwelling-places from generation to generation: they call the lands after their own names."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Nevertheless, man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"This their way is their folly, yet they that come after them delight in their sayings. Selah."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Like sheep are they laid in Sheol: Death feedeth on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their comeliness shall be for Sheol to consume, that there be no habitation for them."},{"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 afraid when a man becometh 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 he blessed his soul in his lifetime, and men will praise thee when thou doest well to thyself, —"},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"It shall go to the generation of his fathers: they shall never see light."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 49 (DBT)","markdown":"[Psalms 49](https://primebible.com/dbt/psalms/49)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DBT. https://primebible.com/dbt/psalms/49 (accessed 2026-06-10)."}}