{"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/kjv/psalms/49","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-17T09:36:09.275Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","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, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.} Hear this, all <i>ye</i> people; give ear, all <i>ye</i> 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 <i>shall be</i> 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, <i>when</i> 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 <i>of them</i> can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"(For the redemption of their soul <i>is</i> precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"That he should still live for ever, <i>and</i> not see corruption."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"For he seeth <i>that</i> wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Their inward thought <i>is, that</i> their houses <i>shall continue</i> for ever, <i>and</i> their dwelling places to all generations; they call <i>their</i> lands after their own names."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Nevertheless man <i>being</i> in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts <i>that</i> perish."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"This their way <i>is</i> 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 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 <i>men</i> will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"Man <i>that is</i> in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts <i>that</i> perish."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 49 (KJV)","markdown":"[Psalms 49](https://primebible.com/kjv/psalms/49)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/psalms/49 (accessed 2026-06-17)."}}