Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 49:6
6They trust in their wealth and boast of their abundant riches.
Psalms 49:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
- New International Version (NIV)those who trust in their wealth and boast of their great riches?
- English Standard Version (ESV)those who trust in their wealth and boast of the abundance of their riches?
- New King James Version (NKJV)Those who trust in their wealth And boast in the multitude of their riches,
Context of Psalms 49:6
4I turn my ear to a proverb; I explain my riddle with a lyre. 5Why should I fear in times of trouble? The iniquity of my foes surrounds me. They trust in their wealth and boast of their abundant riches. 7Yet these cannot redeem a person or pay his ransom to God — 8since the price of redeeming him is too costly, one should forever stop trying —
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הַבֹּטְחִ֥ים עַל־חֵילָ֑ם וּבְרֹ֥ב עָ֝שְׁרָ֗ם יִתְהַלָּֽלוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 49:6
- Psalms 52:7“Here is the man who would not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, taking refuge in his destructive behavior.”
- Psalms 62:10Place no trust in oppression or false hope in robbery. If wealth increases, don’t set your heart on it.
- Job 31:24If I placed my confidence in gold or called fine gold my trust,
- Proverbs 10:15The wealth of the rich is his fortified city; the poverty of the poor is their destruction.
- Proverbs 23:5As soon as your eyes fly to it, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.
- Mark 10:24The disciples were astonished at his words. Again Jesus said to them, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!
- 1 Timothy 6:17Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be arrogant or to set their hope on the uncertainty of wealth, but on God, who richly provides us with all things to enjoy.
- Esther 5:11Then Haman described for them his glorious wealth and his many sons. He told them all how the king had honored him and promoted him in rank over the other officials and the royal staff.
- Jeremiah 9:23“‘This is what the Lord says: The wise person should not boast in his wisdom; the strong should not boast in his strength; the wealthy should not boast in his wealth.
- Ezekiel 28:4By your wisdom and understanding you have acquired wealth for yourself. You have acquired gold and silver for your treasuries.
- Hosea 12:8But Ephraim thinks, “How rich I have become; I made it all myself. In all my earnings, no one can find any iniquity in me that I can be punished for!”
- Luke 12:19Then I’ll say to myself, “You have many goods stored up for many years. Take it easy; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.”’
Commentaries on Psalms 49:6
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6They that trust in their wealth - The first reason why there was no cause of alarm is drawn Psalm 49:6-10 from the “powerlessness” of wealth, as illustrated by the fact that it can do nothing to save life or to prevent death. He refers to those who possess it as “trusting” in their wealth, or “relying on” that as the source of their power. And boast themselves - Pride themselves; or feel conscious of safety and strength because they are rich. It is the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-14Verses 6-14 Here is a description of the spirit and way of worldly people. A man may have wealth, and may have his heart enlarged in love, thankfulness, and obedience, and may do good with it. Therefore it is not men's having riches that proves them to be worldly, but their setting their hearts upon them as the best things. Worldly men have only some floating thoughts of the things of God, while their fixed thoughts, their inward thoughts, are about the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-8If enemies who live for material rewards cannot sustain themselves, how can they give life to others?Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. They are vainglorious.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 49
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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