Psalms 49:3
(49:4) My mouth shall speak wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
In Context
2(49:3) Both the sons of the low and the sons of the high, rich and needy, altogether.
4(49:5) I will incline my ear to a parable: I will open with the harp my riddle.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:2My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as heavy rains upon the grass, and as showers upon herbs.
Job 33:33If not, hearken thou unto me: keep silence, and I will teach thee wisdom.
Psalms 19:14(19:15) May the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable before thee, O Lord, my Rock, and my Redeemer.
Psalms 45:1“To the chief musician upon Shoshannim, by the sons of Korach, a Maskil, a song of love.” (45:2) My heart swelleth with a good speech; I say, “My works shall be for the king:” my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
Psalms 119:130The opening of thy words giveth light, it giveth understanding unto the simple.
Proverbs 8:6Hear! for of noble things will I speak; and the opening of my lips shall be of what is equitable.
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 →