Psalms 49:3
because what I am thinking is very sensible, and what I say will enable you to become wise!
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
In Context
4I think about [MTY] ◄proverbs/wise sayings►, and while I play my harp, I explain what they mean.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:2I wish/desire that my teaching will fall on you like rain drops or be like dew on the ground, and be like a gentle rain on the young plants, like showers on the grass.
Job 33:33But if you have nothing more that you want to say, then just listen to me, and I will teach you how to become wise.”
Psalms 19:14O Yahweh, you are like an overhanging rock [MET] under which I can be safe; you are the one who protects me. I hope/desire that the things that I say and what I think will always please you.
Psalms 45:1In my inner being I am stirred by a beautiful message which will be sung to the king. The words of this message will be written with a pen by me, a skilled writer.
Psalms 119:130When someone explains ◄your words/what you have said►, it is as though they are lighting a light; what they say causes even people who have not learned your laws to be wise.
Proverbs 8:6Listen to me, because I have some excellent/important things to say. What I say is what is fair/right.
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 →