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Psalm 49:11

American Standard Version

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.

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Psalm 49:11 in other translations

Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever,
and their dwelling places to all generations.
They name their lands after themselves.

Psalm 49:11 · World English Bible

Psalm 49:11 in context

  1. 9That he should still live alway, That he should not see corruption.
  2. 10For he shall see it. Wise men die; The fool and the brutish alike perish, And leave their wealth to others.
  3. 11Their 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.
  4. 12But man being in honor abideth not: He is like the beasts that perish.
  5. 13This their way is their folly: Yet after them men approve their sayings. Selah