Psalm 49 - Prayer Tents



Share: Select All button

Previous ChapterNext ChapterReduce Font SizeIncrease Font Size
Psalm 49
English Standard Version Help

Psalm 49

49[To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah.] Hear this, all peoples! Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,H5329H4210H1121H7141H8085H5971H238H3427H24652both low and high, rich and poor together!H1121H120H1121H376H6223H34H31623My mouth shall speak wisdom; the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.H6310H1696H2454H1900H3820H83944I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will solve my riddle to the music of the lyre.H5186H241H4912H6605H2420H36585Why should I fear in times of trouble, when the iniquity of those who cheat me surrounds me,H3372H3117H7451H5771H6120H54376those who trust in their wealth and boast of the abundance of their riches?H982H2428H1984H7230H62397Truly no man can ransom another, or give to God the price of his life,H376H6299H6299H251H5414H430H37248for the ransom of their life is costly and can never suffice,H6306H5315H3365H2308H57699that he should live on forever and never see the pit.H2421H5331H7200H784510For he sees that even the wise die; the fool and the stupid alike must perish and leave their wealth to others.H7200H2450H4191H3162H3684H1198H6H5800H2428H31211Their graves are their homes forever, their dwelling places to all generations, though they called lands by their own names.H7130H1004H5769H4908H1755H1755H7121H127H803412Man in his pomp will not remain; he is like the beasts that perish.H120H3366H3885H4911H929H182013This is the path of those who have foolish confidence; yet after them people approve of their boasts. SelahH1870H3689H310H7521H6310H554214Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol; death shall be their shepherd, and the upright shall rule over them in the morning. Their form shall be consumed in Sheol, with no place to dwell.H6629H8371H7585H4194H7462H3477H7287H1242H6697H6736H1086H7585H207315But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. SelahH430H6299H5315H3027H7585H3947H554216Be not afraid when a man becomes rich, when the glory of his house increases.H3372H376H6238H3519H1004H723517For when he dies he will carry nothing away; his glory will not go down after him.H4194H3947H3519H3381H31018For though, while he lives, he counts himself blessed—and though you get praise when you do well for yourself—H2416H1288H5315H3034H319019his soul will go to the generation of his fathers, who will never again see light.H935H1755H1H3808H5331H7200H21620Man in his pomp yet without understanding is like the beasts that perish.H120H3366H995H4911H929H1820


English Standard Version (ESV). The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®) Copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. All rights reserved. More details.
Old Testament
  • 25. Lamentations (5)
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 29. Joel (3)
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 31. Obadiah (1)
  • 1
  • 34. Nahum (3)
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 35. Habakkuk (3)
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 36. Zephaniah (3)
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 37. Haggai (2)
  • 1
  • 2

New Testament
  • 50. Philippians (4)
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 51. Colossians (4)
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 52. 1 Thessalonians (5)
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 53. 2 Thessalonians (3)
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 55. 2 Timothy (4)
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 56. Titus (3)
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 57. Philemon (1)
  • 1
  • 61. 2 Peter (3)
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 63. 2 John (1)
  • 1
  • 64. 3 John (1)
  • 1
  • 65. Jude (1)
  • 1
Please login to see history of your searches
Table of Contents
Hide Subtitles
Hide Footnotes
Spacing: 0 1 2 3
Verse Numbers Toggle
Strong Numbers Toggle
Info Language ArrowFull Screen ButtonReturn to top
Prayer Tents is a Christian mission organization that serves Christians around the world and their local bodies to make disciples ("evangelize") more effectively in their communities. Prayer Tents provides resources to enable Christians to form discipleship-focused small groups and make their gatherings known so that other "interested" people may participate and experience Christ in their midst. Our Vision is to make disciples in all nations through the local churches so that anyone seeking God can come to know Him through relationships with other Christians near them.

© Prayer Tents 2025.
Prayer Tents Facebook iconPrayer Tents Twitter iconPrayer Tents Youtube iconPrayer Tents Linkedin icon