Psalms 49:2
Hear this, kol HaAmim; 1 give ear, all ye inhabitants of the cheled (world, duration): 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Both low and high, rich and poor, together.
In Context
1(For the one directing. A Mizmor for the Bnei Korach) 1
3Bnei Adam and bnei ish, 1 ashir (rich) and evyon (poor) alike, 1
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:7Hashem maketh poor, and bringeth oisher; 1 He bringeth low, and lifteth up. 1
Psalms 62:9Trust in Him at all time ye people, 1 pour out your lev before Him; 1 Elohim is a refuge for us. 1 Selah 1
Isaiah 34:1Come near, ye Goyim, to hear; 1 and pay heed, ye peoples; 1 let ha'aretz hear, and all that is therein; 1 the tevel (world), and all things that come forth of it. 1
Micah 1:2Hear, all ye peoples; 1 hearken, O Eretz (earth), and all that is therein; 1 and let Adonoi Hashem be witness against you, 1 Adonoi from His Heikhal Kodesh. 1
James 2:1My Achim b'Moshiach, you do not with your acts of maso panim (favoritism) hold to the + 2:1 orthodox Jewish emunah of the glorious Adoneinu Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua. + 2:1 Dt 1:17; Lv 19:15; Prov 24:23
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 →