12Consider well her bulwarks;
examine her strongholds; *
that you may tell those who come after.
13This God is our God for ever and ever; *
he shall be our guide for evermore.
49 Audite hæc, omnes
1Hear this, all you peoples;
hearken, all you who dwell in the world, *
you of high degree and low, rich and poor together.
2My mouth shall speak of wisdom, *
and my heart shall meditate on understanding.
3I will incline my ear to a proverb *
and set forth my riddle upon the harp.
4Why should I be afraid in evil days, *
when the wickedness of those at my heels surrounds me,
5The wickedness of those who put their trust in their goods, *
and boast of their great riches?
6We can never ransom ourselves, *
or deliver to God the price of our life;
7For the ransom of our life is so great, *
that we should never have enough to pay it,
8In order to live for ever and ever, *
and never see the grave.
9For we see that the wise die also;
like the dull and stupid they perish *
and leave their wealth to those who come after them.
652 Psalm 49
