Psalm 49:1

Translations

Modern

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all inhabitants of the world,

Traditional

To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:

Literal

For the one directing. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm. Hear this, all you peoples; give ear, all you dwellers of the world,

Latin

In finem, filiis Core. Psalmus. Audite hæc, omnes gentes; auribus percipite, omnes qui habitatis orbem:

Original

Hebrew

English

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all inhabitants of the world,

Notes

Psalms 49:1–2

Anyone who will listen can gain wisdom (Proverbs 1:5, 8, 33).

Psalms 49:1–4

The wisdom teacher invites everyone to come and learn wisdom. He promises to teach them through a proverb and a riddle.

Psalms 49:1–20

In this wisdom psalm, a wise teacher warns about enemies who live richly and care only for themselves (Psalm 49:5–9). They cannot save anyone, not even themselves, from death or being forgotten (Psalm 49:10–12). Like fattened animals, they are led to slaughter (Psalm 49:14–20).

Theme notes and profiles

Wisdom Psalms

Related verses

Psalm 78:1
A Maskil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my instruction; listen to the words of my mouth.
Psalm 33:8
Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere Him.
Matthew 11:15
He who has ears, let him hear.
Revelation 2:17
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.
Revelation 2:7
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.
Romans 3:29
Is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,
Matthew 28:19–20
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
Romans 10:18
But I ask, did they not hear? Indeed they did: “Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”
Isaiah 1:2
Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.
Isaiah 49:6
He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.”
Revelation 2:11
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who overcomes will not be harmed by the second death.
Revelation 2:29
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

Parallels

Ecclesiastes 5:8–20

People

Korah: Levite rebel leader; his descendants became temple servants

Glossary

David Korahite, Korathite Music Numbers, Book of Poor, the Psalms, Book of

Topics

Psalms: Didactic Wicked : Present and Future State of Evil and Righteous Persons Contrasted,

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