Psalms 49:6
And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge. Pause. 1
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
In Context
5Assemble you⌃ his saints to him, those that have engaged in a covenant with him upon sacrifices. 1
7Hear, my people, and I will speak to you, O Israel: and I will testify to you: I am God, your God. 1
Cross References
Esther 5:11And he showed them his wealth, and the glory with which the king had invested him, and how he had caused him to take precedence and bear chief rule in the kingdom.
Psalms 56:7My heart, O God, is ready, my heart is ready: I will sing, yes will sing psalms. 1
Psalms 112:7who lifts up the poor from the earth, and raises up the needy from the dunghill; 1
Proverbs 10:15The wealth of rich men is a strong city; but poverty is the ruin of the ungodly.
Proverbs 23:5If you should fix your eye upon him, he will disappear; for wings like an eagle's are prepared for him, and he returns to the house of his master.
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 →