Psalms 49:2

Psalms 49:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Both low and high, rich and poor, together.
• New International Version (NIV)both low and high, rich and poor alike:
• English Standard Version (ESV)both low and high, rich and poor together!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Both low and high, Rich and poor together.

Context of Psalms 49:2

1Hear this, all peoples; Listen, all inhabitants of the world, Both low and high, Rich and poor together. 3My mouth will speak wisdom, And the meditation of my heart will be understanding. 4I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle on the harp.

Psalms 49:2 word by word

גַּם־בְּנֵ֣י אָ֭דָם גַּם־בְּנֵי־אִ֑ישׁ יַ֝֗חַד עָשִׁ֥יר וְאֶבְיֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

• Bothגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• lowבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• lowאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• and highאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• Richעָשִׁיר‛âshîyr · richH6223
• and poorאֶבְיוֹן'ebyôn · needyH34
• togetherיַ֫חַדyachad · unitednessH3162

Cross-references for Psalms 49:2

• Psalms 62:9People of low standing are only breath, and people of rank are a lie; In the balances they go up. Together they are lighter than breath.
• 1 Samuel 2:7The Lord makes poor and rich; He humbles, He also exalts.
• Job 34:19Who shows no partiality to the prominent, Nor regards the rich as above the poor, Since they are all the work of His hands?
• Proverbs 22:2The rich and the poor have a common bond, The Lord is the Maker of them all.
• Jeremiah 5:4Then I said, “They are only the poor, They are foolish; For they do not know the way of the Lord Or the judgment of their God.
• James 1:9Now the brother or sister of humble circumstances is to glory in his high position;
• James 2:1My brothers and sisters, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism.
• Revelation 6:15Then the kings of the earth and the eminent people, and the commanders and the wealthy and the strong, and every slave and free person 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