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

1Listen to this, all you nations! Pay attention, all you inhabitants of the world! Pay attention, all you people, both rich and poor! 3I will declare a wise saying; I will share my profound thoughts. 4I will learn a song that imparts wisdom; I will then sing my insightful song to the accompaniment of a harp.

Psalms 49:2 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

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

Cross-references for Psalms 49:2

• Psalms 62:9Men are nothing but a mere breath; human beings are unreliable. When they are weighed in the scales, all of them together are lighter than air.
• 1 Samuel 2:7The Lord impoverishes and makes wealthy; he humbles and he exalts.
• Job 34:19who shows no partiality to princes, and does not take note of the rich more than the poor, because all of them are the work of his hands?
• Proverbs 22:2The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the creator of them both.
• Jeremiah 5:4I thought, “Surely it is only the ignorant poor who act this way. They act like fools because they do not know what the Lord demands. They do not know what their God requires of them.
• James 1:9Now the believer of humble means should take pride in his high position.
• James 2:1My brothers and sisters, do not show prejudice if you possess faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ.
• Revelation 6:15Then the kings of the earth, the very important people, the generals, the rich, 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