Psalms 49:2

Psalms 49:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Both low and high, rich and poor, together.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)High and low, rich and poor—listen!

Context of Psalms 49:2

1Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all who live in this world, both low and high, rich and poor alike: 3My mouth will speak words of wisdom; the meditation of my heart will give you understanding. 4I will turn my ear to a proverb; with the harp I will expound my riddle:

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 62:9Surely the lowborn are but a breath, the highborn are but a lie. If weighed on a balance, they are nothing; together they are only a breath.
• 1 Samuel 2:7The Lord sends poverty and wealth; he humbles and he exalts.
• Job 34:19who shows no partiality to princes and does not favor the rich over the poor, for they are all the work of his hands?
• Proverbs 22:2Rich and poor have this in common: The Lord is the Maker of them all.
• Jeremiah 5:4I thought, “These are only the poor; they are foolish, for they do not know the way of the Lord, the requirements of their God.
• James 1:9Believers in humble circumstances ought to take pride in their high position.
• James 2:1My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism.
• Revelation 6:15Then the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and everyone else, both slave and free, hid in 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