Psalms 49:6
(49:7) Of those that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves of the multitude of their riches?
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
In Context
Cross References
Esther 5:11And Haman recounted to them the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had made him great, and how he had advanced him above the princes and the servants of the king.
Psalms 52:7(52:9) “Lo, this is the man that made not God his fortress; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, relied proudly on his mischievous wickedness.”
Psalms 56:7(56:8) Because of their wrong-doing let me escape from them: in anger cast down the people, O God.
Psalms 112:7Of an evil report shall he not be afraid: his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord.
Proverbs 10:15The wealth of the rich man is his strong town: the terror of the poor is their poverty.
Proverbs 23:5When thou lettest merely thy eyes fly over it, it is no more: for it will ever make itself wings: like an eagle will it fly toward heaven.
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 →