{"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/erv/psalms/49","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-31T04:41:38.731Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ERV","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":49,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":48,"nextChapter":50,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":20},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"For the Chief Musician; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. 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 soul is costly, and must be let alone for ever:)"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"That he should still live alway, that he should not see corruption."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"For he seeth that wise men die, the fool and the brutish together 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 abideth not in honour: 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 shall 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 honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 49 (ERV)","markdown":"[Psalms 49](https://primebible.com/erv/psalms/49)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ERV. https://primebible.com/erv/psalms/49 (accessed 2026-05-31)."}}