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Psalms 49:2
2Hear this, all you peoples. Give ear, all you inhabitants of the world,
Psalms 49:2 in other versions
Context of Psalms 49:2
1For the music director: a psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples. Give ear, all you inhabitants of the world, 3both low and high, rich and poor together. 4My mouth speaks wisdom, My heart’s meditation is understanding.
Read all of Psalms 49Psalms 49:2 word by word
גַּם־בְּנֵ֣י אָ֭דָם גַּם־בְּנֵי־אִ֑ישׁ יַ֝֗חַד עָשִׁ֥יר וְאֶבְיֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 49:2
- Psalms 62:9Trust in Him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart in His presence. God is our refuge. Selah
- 1 Samuel 2:7Adonai makes poor and makes rich, He brings low and also lifts up.
- Job 34:19Who shows no partiality before 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— Adonai is the Maker of them all.
- Jeremiah 5:4Then I said: These are only the poor. They are foolish. For they do not know the way of Adonai, the ordinance of their God.
- James 1:9But let the brother in humble circumstances boast in his high position—
- James 2:1My brothers and sisters, do not hold the faith of our glorious Lord Yeshua the Messiah while showing favoritism.
- Revelation 6:15Then the kings of the earth and the great men and the military commanders and the rich and the mighty 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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