Psalms 49:1
Unto the end, a psalm for the sons of Core.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
In Context
2Hear these things, all ye nations: give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world.
Cross References
Psalms 33:8Let all the earth fear the Lord, and let all the inhabitants of the world be in awe of him.
Psalms 42:1Unto the end, understanding for the sons of Core.
Psalms 48:1A psalm of a canticle, for the sons of Core, on the second day of the week.
Psalms 78:1Understanding for Asaph. Attend, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
Isaiah 1:2Hear, O ye heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the Lord hath spoken. I have brought up children, and exalted them: but they have despised me.
Jeremiah 25:2Which Jeremias the prophet spoke to all the people of Juda, and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying:
Matthew Henry on Psalms 49:1
This psalm is a sermon, and so is the next. In most of the psalms we have the penman praying or praising; in these we have him preaching; and it is our duty, in singing psalms, to teach and admonish ourselves and one another. The scope and design of this discourse is to convince the men of this world of their sin and folly in setting their hearts upon the things of this world, and so to persuade them to seek the things of a better world; as also to comfort the people of God, in reference to their own troubles and… Read the whole commentary →