Psalms 49:3
God 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.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
In Context
2from Zion, the brilliance of his beauty.
4He will call to heaven from above, and to the earth, to discern his people.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:2Let my doctrine accumulate like the rain. Let my eloquence form like the dew, like a mist upon the plants, and like water droplets upon the grass.
Job 33:33But if you do not have anything to say, then listen to me. Be quiet and I will teach you wisdom.
Psalms 45:1Unto the end. To the sons of Korah, for confidants. A Psalm.
Proverbs 8:6Listen, for I will speak about great things, and my lips will be opened, so as to foretell what is right.
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 →