Psalms 49:1

Hear this. — For the opening address, comp. Deuteronomy 32:1; Micah 1:2; Psalms 50:7; Isaiah 1:2.

World. — As in Psalms 17:14; properly, duration. (Comp. our expression, “the things of time.”)

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Hear this, all ye people - That is, What I am about; to utter is worthy of universal attention; it pertains equally to all mankind. The psalmist;...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

"To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah." Hear (a) this, all [ye] people; give ear, all [ye] inhabitants of the world: (a) He will int...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

XLIX. The Immortality of the Righteous. The poet takes a popular proverb for his theme. This proverb recurs as a refrain in Psalms 49:12 and Psa...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Title.. Psalm. The sixth of nine so ascribed. Hebrew. mizmor. See App-65. Korah. See App-63. people . peoples. world . age. transitoriness...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1. Hear this, all ye people. Whoever may have been the penman of this psalm, it discusses one of the most important principles in divine phi...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world: Hear this, all ye peop...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

An earnest persuasion to build the faith of the resurrection, not on worldy power, but on God. Worldly prosperity is not to be admired. To the ch...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world: The enigma solved, why the ungodly prosper while the godly are persecuted...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

There is little to fix the date of this Ps. The writer moralises, in the fashion of the book of Proverbs, on the vanity of wealth and honour apart fr...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is the song of a principle, and the psalmist commences by calling peoples of all castes and classes to give attention. It denies the power of ma...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The Psalmist demands to be heard in what he had to deliver, on account of its importance; but to conciliate affection, he proposes not to make his su...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Hear this ,.... Not the law, as some Jewish writers l interpret it, which was not desirable to be heard by those that did hear it; it being a voice...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 49:1 «To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. » Hear this, all [ye] people; give ear, all [ye] inhabitants of the world: Ver...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hear this, all ye people Hebrew, all people , Jews or Gentiles: for this doctrine is not peculiar to those that are blessed with divine revelation...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

A Call to Attention. To the chief musician. A psalm for the sons of Korah....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

An Appeal To Listen To His Words ( Psalms 49:1-5 ). The Psalmist commences by making an appeal to all men, both high and low, rich and poor, to li...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

The chief musician here bids us not to fear the ungodly. However high they may be placed, they are but dying men, and when they die their hope shall...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Hear this, all ye people, a solemn call for the most careful attention; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world, all those living in this present...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 49:6 ; Malachi 1:11 ; Matthew 11:15 ; Matthew 13:9 ; Matthew 28:19 ; Matthew 28:20 ; Proverbs 1:20-23 ; Psalms 34:11 ; Psalms 46:1 ;...

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Related Commentaries of Psalms 49:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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