Psa 49:5-16 | ESV | STEP | Why should I fear in times of trouble , when the iniquity of those who cheat me surrounds me,

Psalms 49:5-16

5 ^aWhy should I fear in ^btimes of trouble,
when the iniquity of those who cheat me surrounds me,
6 those who ^ctrust in their wealth
and boast of the abundance of their riches?
7 Truly no man ^dcan ransom another,
or ^egive to God ^fthe price of his life,
8 for ^gthe ransom of their life is costly
and can never suffice,
9 that he should live on forever
and ^hnever see the pit.
10 For he sees ⁱthat even the wise die;
^jthe fool and the stupid alike must perish
and ^kleave their wealth to others.
11 Their ^lgraves are their homes forever, ^{▼▼Septuagint, Syriac, Targum; Hebrew Their inward thought was that their homes were forever}
their dwelling places ⁿto all generations,
though they ^ocalled lands by their own names.
12 Man in his pomp ^pwill not remain;
^qhe is like the beasts that perish.
13 This is the path of those who have ^rfoolish confidence;
yet after them people approve of their boasts. ^{▼▼Or and of those after them who approve of their boasts} Selah
14 Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol;
death shall be their shepherd,
and the upright ^tshall rule over them in the morning.
^uTheir form shall be consumed ^vin Sheol, with no place to dwell.
15 But God will ^wransom my soul from the power of Sheol,
for he will ^xreceive me. Selah
16 Be not afraid when a man becomes rich,
when the glory of his house increases.