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 Living Translation (NLT)High and low, rich and poor—listen!

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, And the meditation of my heart shall give understanding. 4I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will disclose my dark saying on the 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 62:9Surely men of low degree are a vapor, Men of high degree are a lie; If they are weighed on the scales, They are altogether lighter than vapor.
• 1 Samuel 2:7The Lord makes poor and makes rich; He brings low and lifts up.
• Job 34:19Yet He is not partial to princes, Nor does He regard the rich more than the poor; For they are all the work of His hands.
• Proverbs 22:2The rich and the poor have this in common, The Lord is the maker of them all.
• Jeremiah 5:4Therefore I said, “Surely these are poor. They are foolish; For they do not know the way of the Lord, The judgment of their God.
• James 1:9Let the lowly brother glory in his exaltation,
• James 2:1My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with partiality.
• Revelation 6:15And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in 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

In the dictionaries

• Approve
• Boast
• Carry
• Likewise
• Manasseh
• Psalms
• Affliction
• Bible, the
• Dark Sayings
• Eschatology of the Old Testament

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