🎵WEB · Psalms 49:6

What does Psalms 49:6 mean?

"Those who trust in their wealth, and boast in the multitude of their riches—"

— Psalms 49:6 (World English Bible)

Surrounding context

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My mouth will speak words of wisdom. My heart shall utter understanding.

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I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will open my riddle on the harp.

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Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels 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 of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give God a ransom for him.

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For the redemption of their life is costly, no payment is ever enough,

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that he should live on forever, that he should not see corruption.

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