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Psalms 49:1
1Listen to this, people from every nation. Yes, listen carefully, everyone who lives in this world!
Psalms 49:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
- New International Version (NIV)Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all who live in this world,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Hear this, all peoples! Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Hear this, all peoples; Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,
Context of Psalms 49:1
Listen to this, people from every nation. Yes, listen carefully, everyone who lives in this world! 2All people must listen, whoever you are, whether you are rich people or poor people. 3I will speak wise words to you. When you know my thoughts, you will understand things better.
Read all of Psalms 49Psalms 49:1 word by word
שִׁמְעוּ־זֹ֭את כָּל־הָֽעַמִּ֑ים הַ֝אֲזִ֗ינוּ כָּל־יֹ֥שְׁבֵי חָֽלֶד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 49:1
- Psalms 46:1God is a strong place for us, where he will keep us safe. He will always help us when troubles come.
- Psalms 48:1The Lord is great. He deserves that people praise him in the city of our God, on his holy mountain.
- Psalms 34:11Children, come and listen to me! I will teach you how to respect the Lord.
- Psalms 78:1My people, listen to what I am teaching you. Listen to the words that I speak.
- Proverbs 1:20Listen! Wisdom is like a woman who shouts in the streets. She speaks loudly in the market places.
- Matthew 11:15You have ears, so listen well to what I say!’
- Matthew 13:9Then Jesus said to the crowd, ‘You have ears, so listen well to what I say!’
- Revelation 2:7God's Spirit is now speaking to people in the churches. You should recognize that the Spirit is speaking. Everyone who knows that should listen to what he says. I will let everyone who wins against Satan eat my fruit. This fruit is from the tree that makes us alive. And this tree grows in God's garden.” ’
- Psalms 50:1God, the great God, the Lord, is speaking. He is calling everybody on the earth, from where the sun rises in the east, to where it goes down in the west.
- Isaiah 49:6‘As my servant, I have a greater job for you to do. It will not only be to make Jacob's tribes strong again. It will not only be to bring back Israel's people that I have kept safe. It will also be your job to bring light to the other nations. You will show people all over the world that I have the power to save them.’
- Malachi 1:11‘People in every nation of the whole world will respect my name. People everywhere will offer incense and pure sacrifices to worship me. They will all know that I am great.’ That is what the Lord Almighty says.
- Matthew 28:19So you must go to people in every country of the world. Teach them how to become my disciples. Baptize them by the authority of God the Father, his Son and the Holy Spirit.
- Romans 3:29God is not God only for Jewish people. He is also God for the Gentiles. Yes! He is the God for all people.
- Romans 10:18Let me ask you this: ‘Did Israel's people hear that message?’ They certainly did! The Bible says: ‘People have spoken God's message everywhere. People have heard his message in every part of the world.’
Commentaries on Psalms 49:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Hear this, all ye people - The four first verses contain the author's exordium or introduction, delivered in a very pompous style and promising the deepest lessons of wisdom and instruction. But what was rare then is common-place now.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Hear this, all ye people - That is, What I am about; to utter is worthy of universal attention; it pertains equally to all mankind. The psalmist; therefore calls on all the nations to attend to what he is about to say. Compare the notes at Isaiah 1:2. Give ear - Incline your ear; attend. Compare the notes at Psalm 17:6. See also Isaiah 37:17; Isaiah 55:3; Daniel 9:18; Proverbs 2:2. All ye inhabitants of the world - The truth to be declared does not…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1A call for attention. (1-5) Folly of worldlings. (6-14) Against fear of death. (15-20) Verses 1-5 We seldom meet with a more solemn introduction: there is no truth of greater importance. Let all hear this with application to ourselves. The poor are in danger from undue desire toward the wealth of the world, as rich people from undue delight in it. The psalmist begins with applying it to himself, and that is the right method in which to treat of Divine…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2Anyone who will listen can gain wisdom (Proverbs 1:5, 8, 33).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-201-3. All are called to hear what interests all. world--literally, "duration of life," the present time.Read the comment
In the dictionaries
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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