Psalms 49-Recovery Version

【RCV】Psalms 49

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Hear this, all you peoples; Give ear, all you inhabitants of the world,
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Both low and high, Rich and poor together;
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My mouth will speak wisdom, And the meditation of my heart will be that of understanding.
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I will incline my ear to a parable; I will disclose my riddle upon the harp.
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Why should I fear in the days of evil, When the iniquity of those who supplant me surrounds me,
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Those who trust in their wealth And boast in the multitude of their riches?
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None can by any means redeem his brother Or give to God a ransom for him
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(For the redemption of their soul is costly And must be given up forever),
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That he would yet live always And not see corruption.
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For he will see that wise men die; The foolish one and the senseless one perish alike And leave their wealth to others.
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Their inward thought is that their houses will remain forever, That their habitations will remain from generation to generation; They call lands after their own names.
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But man in honor does not remain; He is like the beasts that perish.
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Such is the way of those who are self-confident, And of those after them who approve of their sayings. Selah
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Like a flock, they are appointed for Sheol; Death will shepherd them. And straight to the grave they will descend, And their form will be for Sheol to consume That there be no abode for them.
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But God will redeem my soul From the power of Sheol, For He will receive me. Selah
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Do not fear when a man becomes rich, When the glory of his house increases.
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For when he dies, he will take nothing; His glory will not descend after him.
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Though he blessed his soul while he lived-And men praise you when you do good for yourself -
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It will go to the generation of his fathers; They will never see light.
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A man in honor but without understanding Is like the beasts that perish.

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