Psalms 49:4
2 both low and high, rich and poor alike.
3 My mouth will impart wisdom, and the meditation of my heart will bring understanding.
I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle with the harp:
5 Why should I fear in times of trouble, when wicked usurpers surround me?
6 They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle with the harp:
- KJV
- I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
- WEB
- I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will solve my riddle on the harp.
- ASV
- I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
- DARBY
- I will incline mine ear to a parable, I will open my riddle upon the harp.
- BLB
- I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will open up my riddle with the harp.
- ÅB
- Jeg vil bøye mitt øre til visdomsord, jeg vil fremføre min gåtefulle tale til citaren.
- OTB
- Jeg vil lytte til et ordspråk;
Jeg vil avsløre min gåte med harpen. - B1930
- Jeg vil bøie mitt øre til tankesprog, jeg vil fremføre min gåtefulle tale til citaren.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 78:2
I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning,
Read in contextMatthew 13:35
So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”
Read in contextNumbers 12:8
I speak with him face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you unafraid to speak against My servant Moses?”
Read in contextNumbers 23:7
And Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Balak brought me from Aram, the king of Moab from the mountains of the east. ‘Come,’ he said, ‘put a curse on Jacob for me; come and denounce Israel!’
Read in context2 Corinthians 3:12
Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.
Read in contextMatthew 13:11–15
He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
Read in contextLuke 12:3
What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.
Read in contextProverbs 1:6
by understanding the proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.
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