Psalms 49:4
(49:5) I will incline my ear to a parable: I will open with the harp my riddle.
Leeser Tanakh
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 of understanding.
Cross References
Numbers 23:7And he took up his parable, and said, From Aram did Balak send for me, the king of Moab, out of the mountains of the east, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.
Proverbs 1:6To understand a proverb, and a sage sentence; the words of the wise, and their riddles.
Daniel 8:23And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors have filled their measure of guilt, there will arise a king of an impudent face, and understanding deep schemes.
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 →