1
the
chief
Musician,
A
Psalm
for
the
sons
of
Korah.
Hear
this,
all
[ye]
people;
give
ear,
all
[ye]
inhabitants
of
the
world:
2
Both
low
and
high,
rich
and
poor,
together.
3
My
mouth
shall
speak
of
wisdom;
and
the
meditation
of
my
heart
[shall
be]
of
understanding.
4
I
will
incline
mine
ear
to
a
parable:
I
will
open
my
dark
saying
upon
the
harp.
5
Wherefore
should
I
fear
in
the
days
of
evil,
[when]
the
iniquity
of
my
heels
shall
compass
me
about?
6
They
that
trust
in
their
wealth,
and
boast
themselves
in
the
multitude
of
their
riches;
7
None
[of
them]
can
by
any
means
redeem
his
brother,
nor
give
to
God
a
ransom
for
him:
8
(For
the
redemption
of
their
soul
[is]
precious,
and
it
ceaseth
for
ever:)
9
That
he
should
still
live
for
ever,
[and]
not
see
corruption.
10
For
he
seeth
[that]
wise
men
die,
likewise
the
fool
and
the
brutish
person
perish,
and
leave
their
wealth
to
others.
11
Their
inward
thought
[is,
that]
their
houses
[shall
continue]
for
ever,
[and]
their
dwelling
places
to
all
generations;
they
call
[their]
lands
after
their
own
names.
12
Nevertheless
man
[being]
in
honour
abideth
not:
he
is
like
the
beasts
[that]
perish.
13
This
their
way
[is]
their
folly:
yet
their
posterity
approve
their
sayings.
Selah.
14
Like
sheep
they
are
laid
in
the
grave;
death
shall
feed
on
them;
and
the
upright
shall
have
dominion
over
them
in
the
morning;
and
their
beauty
shall
consume
in
the
grave
from
their
dwelling.
15
But
God
will
redeem
my
soul
from
the
power
of
the
grave:
for
he
shall
receive
me.
Selah.
16
Be
not
thou
afraid
when
one
is
made
rich,
when
the
glory
of
his
house
is
increased;
17
For
when
he
dieth
he
shall
carry
nothing
away:
his
glory
shall
not
descend
after
him.
18
Though
while
he
lived
he
blessed
his
soul:
and
[men]
will
praise
thee,
when
thou
doest
well
to
thyself.
19
He
shall
go
to
the
generation
of
his
fathers;
they
shall
never
see
light.
20
Man
[that
is]
in
honour,
and
understandeth
not,
is
like
the
beasts
[that]
perish.