English Standard Version
Psalms 49:2
2both low and high, rich and poor together!
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Context of Psalms 49:2
1Hear this, all peoples! Give ear, all inhabitants of the world, both low and high, rich and poor together! 3My mouth shall speak wisdom; the meditation of my heart shall be understanding. 4I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will solve my riddle to the music of the lyre.
Read all of Psalms 49Psalms 49:2 word by word
גַּם־בְּנֵ֣י אָ֭דָם גַּם־בְּנֵי־אִ֑ישׁ יַ֝֗חַד עָשִׁ֥יר וְאֶבְיֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 49:2
- Psalms 62:9Those of low estate are but a breath; those of high estate are a delusion; in the balances they go up; they are together lighter than a breath.
- 1 Samuel 2:7The Lord makes poor and makes rich; he brings low and he exalts.
- Job 34:19who shows no partiality to princes, nor regards the rich more than the poor, for they are all the work of his hands?
- Proverbs 22:2The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the Maker of them all.
- Jeremiah 5:4Then I said, "These are only the poor; they have no sense; for they do not know the way of the Lord, the justice of their God.
- James 1:9Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation,
- James 2:1My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory.
- Revelation 6:15Then the kings of the earth and the great ones and the generals and the rich and the powerful, and everyone, slave and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains,
Commentaries on Psalms 49:2
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Both low and high - Those alike of humble and those of exalted rank, for it pertains equally to all. On the meaning of the “terms” employed here, see the notes at Isaiah 2:9. These truths pertained to the “low;” that is, to those of humble rank, as teaching them not to envy the rich, and not to fear their power; and they pertained to those of exalted rank, as teaching them not to trust in their riches, and not to suppose that they could permanently…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
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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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