Psalms 49:1
“For the leader of the music. A psalm of the sons of Korah.” Hear this, all ye nations; Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
In Context
2Both high and low, rich and poor alike!
Cross References
Psalms 33:8Let all the earth fear the LORD; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!
Psalms 42:1“BOOK II. For the leader of the music. A song of the sons of Korah.” As the hart panteth for the water-brooks, So panteth my soul for thee, O God!
Psalms 48:1“A psalm of the sons of Korah.” Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised In the city of our God, upon his holy mountain.
Psalms 78:1“A psalm of Asaph.” Give ear, O my people, to my instruction! Incline your ears to the words of my mouth!
Isaiah 1:2Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth! For Jehovah speaketh: “I have nourished and brought up children, And they have rebelled against me.
Jeremiah 25:2which Jeremiah the prophet spake to all the people of Judah, and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying:—
Matthew Henry on Psalms 49:1
This psalm is a sermon, and so is the next. In most of the psalms we have the penman praying or praising; in these we have him preaching; and it is our duty, in singing psalms, to teach and admonish ourselves and one another. The scope and design of this discourse is to convince the men of this world of their sin and folly in setting their hearts upon the things of this world, and so to persuade them to seek the things of a better world; as also to comfort the people of God, in reference to their own troubles and… Read the whole commentary →