Psalms 49:2
people of low degree and high, the rich and the poor together.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Both low and high, rich and poor, together.
In Context
1Hear this, you peoples all; attend, all you who live in the world
3My mouth shall utter wisdom, the thoughts of a seeing heart.
Cross References
Psalms 62:9The lowly are nought but a breath, the lofty are but an illusion: in the balances up they go, they are lighter than breath altogether.
Micah 1:2Listen, all you peoples! Pay attention, all you inhabitants of the earth! For the Lord God will be a witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple!
James 2:1My friends, are you really trying to combine faith in Jesus Christ, our glorified Lord, with discrimination?
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 →