Psalms 49:2

from Zion, the brilliance of his beauty.

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In The King James Version

Both low and high, rich and poor, together.

In Context

1A Psalm of Asaph. The God of gods, the Lord has spoken, and he has called the earth, from the rising of the sun even to its setting,

3God will arrive manifestly. Our God also will not keep silence. A fire will flare up in his sight, and a mighty tempest will surround him.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:7The Lord impoverishes, and he enriches. He humbles, and he lifts up.

Psalms 62:9My soul has clung close to you. Your right hand has supported me.

Isaiah 34:1O nations and peoples: draw near, and listen, and pay attention! Let the earth and its fullness hear, the entire world and all its offspring.

Micah 1:2All peoples, listen. And may the earth and its fullness pay attention. And may the Lord God be a witness to you, the Lord from his holy temple.

James 2:1My brothers, within the glorious faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, do not choose to show favoritism toward persons.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 49:2-6

A Call to Attention. 1 Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world: 2 Both low and high, rich and poor, together. 3 My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding. 4 I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp. 5 Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about? This is the psalmist's preface to his discourse concerning the vanity of the world and its insufficiency… Read the whole commentary →

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