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Psalm 49:1-8 (Listen)

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Why Should I Fear in Times of Trouble?

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of fthe Sons of Korah.

49 gHear this, all peoples!

Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,

2 hboth low and high,

rich and poor together!

3 My mouth shall speak iwisdom;

the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.

4 I will incline my ear to ja proverb;

I will solve my kriddle to the music of the lyre.

5 lWhy should I fear in mtimes of trouble,

when the iniquity of those who cheat me surrounds me,

6 those who ntrust in their wealth

and boast of the abundance of their riches?

7 Truly no man ocan ransom another,

or pgive to God qthe price of his life,

8 for rthe ransom of their life is costly

and can never suffice,