Do you give praise to God or "pomp" up yourself? Psalm 48-50

Psalms 49:16-20 (NASBStr)

Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich,

When the glory of his house is increased;

 For when he dies he will carry nothing away;

His glory will not descend after him.

 Though while he lives he congratulates himself —

And though men praise you when you do well for yourself—

 He shall go to the generation of his fathers;

They will never see the light.

 Man in his pomp, yet without understanding,

Is like the beasts that perish.

A "Man in his pomp, yet without understanding, is like the beasts that perish."  That sentence ought to run across the bottom of the television screen every time we hear an athlete boast about some catch, throw, stoke, or win they accomplished.   It should have been posted across the table at my own book signing.   It should be posted below every pulpit where the man of God is waxing eloquent, more to hear his voice than to declare His Voice.   People stack up money to garner praise for themselves.   They don't tell people how much money they have they just brag about trips, expenditures, and acquisitions.   While we live we like to "congratulate" ourselves.   We are called upon by this world to celebrate our bodies.  If we lose weight we love to receive praise about it, even though it was the Holy Spirit and prayer that actually accomplished weight lose in you.   But, we don't say that.   We simply parade our now thinner bodies around our community looking for praise.  We stand in front of the mirror and congratulate ourselves ... until we have to do it all over again!!   If we steal praise from God we are like the beasts that perish.   The above warning is for the believer not to act or be like that rich man who's only glory is on this side of death.   We ought never get caught up in the same emotions or directions.   Our praise and honor are to go the great God.  This Psalm might end, as above, talking about what happens when men think they are great, but it started with praise to God for HIs Greatness.   That is the contrast in life.  We either praise Him for His greatness or we praise ourselves for our greatness.