Psalms 49:1-2

¹Listen, everyone, listen--earth-dwellers, don''t miss this.

²All you haves and have-nots, All together now: listen.

Psalm 49 is a wisdom psalm that confronts the universal human delusion that wealth and status can secure our lives. The psalmist calls all people — rich and poor alike — to listen to a riddle about the futility of trusting in riches. In a world where the prosperous often seem to get