Psalms 49:4
(49-5) I will incline mine ear to a parable; I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
In Context
3(49-4) My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.
Cross References
Numbers 23:7And he took up his parable, and said: From Aram Balak bringeth me, the king of Moab from the mountains of the East: 'Come, curse me Jacob, and come, execrate Israel.'
Proverbs 1:6To understand a proverb, and a figure; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
Daniel 8:23And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors have completed their transgression, there shall stand up a king of fierce countenance, and understanding stratagems.
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 →