Psalms 49:3
My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding:
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
In Context
2Both men of low and men of high degree, rich and poor alike.
4I will incline mine ear to a parable, I will open my riddle upon the harp.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:2My doctrine shall drop as rain, My speech flow down as dew, As small rain upon the tender herb, And as showers on the grass.
Job 33:33If not, hearken thou unto me; be silent, and I will teach thee wisdom.
Psalms 19:14Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer.
Psalms 45:1{To the chief Musician. Upon Shoshannim. Of the sons of Korah. An instruction; a song of the Beloved.} My heart is welling forth [with] a good matter: I say what I have composed touching the king. My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
Psalms 119:130The entrance of thy words giveth light, giving understanding unto the simple.
Proverbs 8:6Hear, for I will speak excellent things, and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
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 →