Psalms 49:3
My mouth speaketh wise things, And the meditations of my heart [are] things of understanding.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
In Context
2Both low and high, together rich and needy.
4I incline to a simile mine ear, I open with a harp my riddle:
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:2Drop as rain doth My doctrine; Flow as dew doth My sayings; As storms on the tender grass, And as showers on the herb,
Job 33:33If there are not — hearken thou to me, Keep silent, and I teach thee wisdom.
Psalms 19:14Let the sayings of my mouth, And the meditation of my heart, Be for a pleasing thing before Thee, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer!
Psalms 45:1To the Overseer. — 'On the Lilies.' — By sons of Korah. — An Instruction. — A song of loves. My heart hath indited a good thing, I am telling my works to a king, My tongue [is] the pen of a speedy writer.
Psalms 119:130The opening of Thy words enlighteneth, Instructing the simple.
Proverbs 8:6Hearken, for noble things I speak, And the opening of my lips [is] uprightness.
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 →