Psalms 49:2

Out of Sion comes the excellence of his beauty.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Both low and high, rich and poor, together.

In Context

1A Psalm + 49:1 Or, of.for Asaph. The God of gods, the Lord, has spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun to the going down thereof.

3God, our God, shall come manifestly, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall be kindled before him, and round about him there shall be a very great tempest.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:7The Lord makes poor, and makes rich; he brings low, and lifts up.

Psalms 62:9My soul has + 62:9 Gr. been glued.kept very close behind thee: thy right hand has upheld me.

Isaiah 34:1Draw near, ye nations; and hearken, ye princes; let the earth hear, and they that are in it; the world, and the people that are therein.

Micah 1:2Hear these words, ye people; and let the earth give heed, and all that are in it: and the Lord God shall be among you for a testimony, the Lord out of his holy habitation.

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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