Psalms 49 (NET)

Psalms 49:1¹Listen to this, all you nations. Pay attention, all you inhabitants of the world.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ps 78:1Matt 11:15Ps 33:8Matt 28:19-20Rev 2:17Rev 2:7Rom 10:18Rom 3:29Isa 1:2Isa 49:6

Psalms 49:2²Pay attention, all you people, both rich and poor.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ps 62:9Jas 2:1-71 Sam 2:7-8Jer 5:4-5Job 34:19Prov 22:2Jas 1:9-11Rev 6:15-17

Psalms 49:3³I will declare a wise saying; I will share my profound thoughts.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Matt 12:35Ps 19:14Prov 22:20-21Prov 22:172 Tim 3:15-17Deut 32:2Job 33:3Job 33:33Ps 119:130Prov 4:1-2

Psalms 49:4⁴I will learn a song that imparts wisdom; I will then sing my insightful song to the accompaniment of a harp.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ps 78:2Matt 13:35Num 12:8Num 23:72 Cor 3:12Luke 12:3Matt 13:11-15Dan 8:23Ezek 20:49Prov 1:6

Psalms 49:5⁵Why should I be afraid in times of trouble, when the sinful deeds of deceptive men threaten to overwhelm me?Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Acts 27:24Phil 1:28Prov 24:10Rom 8:33-341 Sam 26:20Amos 5:13Eph 5:16Gen 49:17Hos 7:2Isa 41:10-11

Psalms 49:6⁶They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Tim 6:17Ezek 28:4-5Jer 9:23Ps 52:7Prov 11:28Luke 12:19Mark 10:24Esth 5:11Hos 12:8Job 31:24-25

Psalms 49:7⁷Certainly a man cannot rescue his brother; he cannot pay God an adequate ransom priceCopy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Matt 16:26Matt 20:281 Pet 1:181 Tim 2:6Matt 25:9

Psalms 49:8⁸(the ransom price for a human life is too high, and people go to their final destiny),Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Matt 16:26Job 36:18-19

Psalms 49:9⁹so that he might continue to live forever and not experience death.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ps 89:48Ps 16:10Eccl 8:8John 8:51-52Prov 10:2Prov 11:4Acts 2:27Acts 2:31Luke 16:22-23Ps 22:29

Psalms 49:10¹⁰Surely one sees that even wise people die; fools and spiritually insensitive people all pass away and leave their wealth to others.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Luke 12:20Ps 39:6Eccl 5:13-161 Tim 6:6-10Heb 9:27Jer 10:8Prov 30:2Eccl 2:26Prov 11:4Ps 49:17

Psalms 49:11¹¹Their grave becomes their permanent residence, their eternal dwelling place. They name their lands after themselves,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Gen 4:17Ps 5:9Ps 64:62 Sam 18:18Ezek 38:10Ps 10:61 Sam 15:12Acts 8:22Luke 11:39Deut 3:14

Psalms 49:12¹²but, despite their wealth, people do not last. They are like animals that perish.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Eccl 3:18-21Ps 39:5Ps 49:20Ps 82:7Eccl 9:12Jas 1:10-111 Pet 1:24

Psalms 49:13¹³This is the destiny of fools, and of those who approve of their philosophy. (Selah)Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Luke 12:201 Cor 3:19Luke 16:27-28Jer 44:17Luke 11:47-48

Psalms 49:14¹⁴They will travel to Sheol like sheep, with death as their shepherd. The godly will rule over them when the day of vindication dawns. Sheol will consume their bodies, and they will no longer live in impressive houses.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Mal 4:31 Cor 6:2Dan 7:22Job 24:19-20Job 30:23Dan 7:18Jer 12:3Luke 22:30Ps 30:5Ps 39:11

Psalms 49:15¹⁵But God will rescue my life from the power of Sheol; certainly he will pull me to safety. (Selah)Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ps 73:24Ps 56:13Ps 86:13Ps 89:48Hos 13:14Ps 16:10-11Rev 5:9Gen 5:24Acts 7:59John 14:3

Psalms 49:16¹⁶Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich and his wealth multiplies.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ps 37:7Ps 37:1Rev 21:24Rev 21:26Esth 3:1-6Gen 31:1Esth 5:11Prov 28:12Ps 49:5

Psalms 49:17¹⁷For he will take nothing with him when he dies; his wealth will not follow him down into the grave.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Tim 6:7Job 27:191 Cor 15:43Eccl 5:15Job 1:21Luke 16:24Isa 10:3Isa 5:14Ps 17:14Luke 12:20

Psalms 49:18¹⁸He pronounces this blessing on himself while he is alive: “May men praise you, for you have done well.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Deut 29:19Luke 12:19Ps 10:31 Sam 25:6Acts 12:20-22Esth 3:2Hos 12:8Rev 13:3-4

Psalms 49:19¹⁹But he will join his ancestors; they will never again see the light of day.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Job 33:30Gen 15:15Ps 56:13Luke 12:201 Kgs 16:6Eccl 12:7Eccl 3:21Jude 1:13Luke 16:22-23Matt 22:13

Psalms 49:20²⁰Wealthy people do not understand; they are like animals that perish.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Eccl 3:18-19Ps 49:12Esth 7:10Job 4:21Esth 5:11-14Ps 73:18-19