Psalms 49:2
both low and high, rich and poor alike.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Both low and high, rich and poor, together.
In Context
3My mouth will impart wisdom, and the meditation of my heart will bring understanding.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:7The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.
Psalms 62:9Lowborn men are but a vapor; the exalted are but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor.
Isaiah 34:1Come near, O nations, to listen; pay attention, O peoples. Let the earth hear, and all that fills it, the world and all that springs from it.
Micah 1:2Hear, O peoples, all of you; listen, O earth, and everyone in it! May the Lord GOD bear witness against you, the Lord from His holy temple.
James 2:1My brothers, as you hold out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show favoritism.
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 →