Psalms 49:2
(49-3) Both low and high, rich and poor together.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Both low and high, rich and poor, together.
In Context
3(49-4) My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:7The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich; He bringeth low, He also lifteth up.
Psalms 62:9(62-10) Men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie; if they be laid in the balances, they are together lighter than vanity.
Isaiah 34:1Come near, ye nations, to hear, and attend, ye peoples; let the earth hear, and the fulness thereof, the world, and all things that come forth of it.
Micah 1:2Hear, ye peoples, all of you; Hearken, O earth, and all that therein is; and let the Lord GOD be witness against you, the Lord from His holy temple.
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 →