{"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/ylt/psalms/49","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T04:25:02.106Z"},"reference":{"translation":"YLT","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":49,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":48,"nextChapter":50,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":20},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"To the Overseer. — By sons of Korah. A Psalm. Hear this, all ye peoples, Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Both low and high, together rich and needy."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"My mouth speaketh wise things, And the meditations of my heart are things of understanding."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"I incline to a simile mine ear, I open with a harp my riddle:"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Why do I fear in days of evil? The iniquity of my supplanters doth compass me."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Those trusting on their wealth, And in the multitude of their riches, Do shew themselves foolish."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"A brother doth no one at all ransom, He doth not give to God his atonement."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And precious is the redemption of their soul, And it hath ceased — to the age."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"And still he liveth for ever, He seeth not the pit."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"For he seeth wise men die, Together the foolish and brutish perish, And have left to others their wealth."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Their heart is: Their houses are to the age, Their tabernacles to all generations. They proclaimed their names over the lands."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And man in honour doth not remain, He hath been like the beasts, they have been cut off."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"This their way is folly for them, And their posterity with their sayings are pleased. Selah."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"As sheep for Sheol they have set themselves, Death doth afflict them, And the upright rule over them in the morning, And their form is for consumption. Sheol is a dwelling for him."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Only, God doth ransom my soul from the hand of Sheol, For He doth receive me. Selah."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"Fear not, when one maketh wealth, When the honour of his house is abundant,"},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"For at his death he receiveth nothing, His honour goeth not down after him."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"For his soul in his life he blesseth, (And they praise thee when thou dost well for thyself.)"},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"It cometh to the generation of his fathers, For ever they see not the light."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"Man in honour, who understandest not, Hath been like the beasts, they have been cut off!"}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 49 (YLT)","markdown":"[Psalms 49](https://primebible.com/ylt/psalms/49)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* YLT. https://primebible.com/ylt/psalms/49 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}