49
The Folly of Trusting in Riches.
For the choir director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
AHear this, all peoples;
Give ear, all Binhabitants of the world,
Both Alow and high,
Rich and poor together.
My mouth will Aspeak wisdom,
And the meditation of my heart will be Bunderstanding.
I will incline my ear to Aa proverb;
BI will 1express my Criddle on the harp.
Why should I Afear in days of adversity,
When the iniquity of my 1foes surrounds me,
Even those who Atrust in their wealth
And boast in the abundance of their riches?
No man can by any means Aredeem his brother
Or give to God a Bransom for him—
For Athe redemption of 1his soul is costly,
And he should cease trying forever
That he should Alive on eternally,
That he should not 1Bundergo decay.
10 For he sees that even Awise men die;
The Bstupid and the senseless alike perish
And Cleave their wealth to others.
11 Their 1Ainner thought is that their houses Bare forever
And their dwelling places to all generations;
They have Ccalled their lands after their own names.
12 But Aman in his 1pomp will not endure;
He is like the 2beasts that 3perish.
13  This is the Away of those who are foolish,
And of those after them who Bapprove their words. 1
Selah.
14 As sheep they are appointed Afor 1Sheol;
Death shall be their shepherd;
And the Bupright shall rule over them in the morning,
And their form shall be for 1Sheol Cto consume
2So that they have no habitation.
15 But God will Aredeem my soul from the 1power of 2Sheol,
For BHe will receive me.
Selah.
16 Do not be afraid Awhen a man becomes rich,
When the 1glory of his house is increased;
17 For when he dies he will Acarry nothing away;
His 1glory will not descend after him.
18  Though while he lives he Acongratulates 1himself
And though men praise you when you do well for yourself—
19  1He shall Ago to the generation of his fathers;
They will never see Bthe light.
20  AMan in his 1pomp, yet without understanding,
Is Blike the 2beasts that 3perish.
A 49:1 Ps 78:1; Is 1:2; Mic 1:2 B 49:1 Ps 33:8 A 49:2 Ps 62:9 A 49:3 Ps 37:30 B 49:3 Ps 119:130 A 49:4 Ps 78:2 B 49:4 2 Kin 3:15 1 49:4 Lit open up C 49:4 Num 12:8 A 49:5 Ps 23:4; 27:1 1 49:5 Lit supplanters A 49:6 Job 31:24; Ps 52:7; Prov 11:28; Mark 10:24 A 49:7 Matt 25:8, 9 B 49:7 Job 36:18, 19 A 49:8 Matt 16:26 1 49:8 Lit their A 49:9 Ps 22:29 1 49:9 Or see corruption or the pit B 49:9 Ps 16:10; 89:48 A 49:10 Eccl 2:16 B 49:10 Ps 92:6; 94:8 C 49:10 Ps 39:6; Eccl 2:18, 21; Luke 12:20 1 49:11 Some versions read graves are their houses A 49:11 Ps 64:6 B 49:11 Ps 10:6 C 49:11 Gen 4:17; Deut 3:14 A 49:12 Ps 49:20 1 49:12 Lit honor 2 49:12 Or animals 3 49:12 Lit are destroyed A 49:13 Jer 17:11 B 49:13 Ps 49:18 1 49:13 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude A 49:14 Ps 9:17 1 49:14 I.e. the nether world B 49:14 Dan 7:18; Mal 4:3; 1 Cor 6:2; Rev 2:26 1 49:14 I.e. the nether world C 49:14 Job 24:19 2 49:14 Lit Away from his habitation A 49:15 Ps 16:10; 56:13; Hos 13:14 1 49:15 Lit hand 2 49:15 I.e. the nether world B 49:15 Gen 5:24; Ps 16:11; 73:24 A 49:16 Ps 37:7 1 49:16 Or wealth A 49:17 Ps 17:14; 1 Tim 6:7 1 49:17 Or wealth A 49:18 Deut 29:19; Ps 10:3, 6; Luke 12:19 1 49:18 Lit his soul 1 49:19 Lit You; or It A 49:19 Gen 15:15 B 49:19 Job 33:30; Ps 56:13 A 49:20 Ps 49:12 1 49:20 Lit honor B 49:20 Eccl 3:19 2 49:20 Or animals 3 49:20 Lit are destroyed