Psalms 49:6
And the heavens will announce his justice. For God is the judge.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
In Context
5Gather his holy ones to him, you who order his covenant above sacrifices.
7Listen, my people, and I will speak. Listen, Israel, and I will testify for you. I am God, your God.
Cross References
Esther 5:11And he explained to them the greatness of his riches, and the influence of his sons, and how, with such glory, the king had elevated him above all his rulers and servants.
Psalms 52:7Who will grant from Zion the salvation of Israel? Jacob will exult, when God will convert the captivity of his people; and Israel will rejoice.
Psalms 56:7They prepared a snare for my feet, and they bowed down my soul. They dug a pit before my face, yet they have fallen into it.
Psalms 112:7He lifts up the needy from the ground, and he urges the poor away from filth,
Proverbs 10:15The substance of the rich is the city of his strength. The fear of the poor is their destitution.
Proverbs 23:5Do not raise your eyes toward wealth that you are not able to have. For they will make themselves wings, like those of an eagle, and they will fly in the sky.
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 →