Psalms

Psalm 49:1–3

¹For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

Hear this, all you peoples;

listen, all inhabitants of the world,

²both low and high,

rich and poor alike.

³My mouth will impart wisdom,

and the meditation of my heart will bring understanding.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For the choirmaster	לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ׀	lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ	Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H5329 be pre-eminent, enduring
A Psalm	מִזְמֽוֹר׃	miz·mō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H4210 melody
of the sons	לִבְנֵי־	liḇ·nê-	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Korah	קֹ֬רַח	qō·raḥ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7141 Korach
Hear	שִׁמְעוּ־	šim·‘ū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8085 hear
this	זֹ֭את	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
all you peoples	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
listen	הַ֝אֲזִ֗ינוּ	ha·’ă·zî·nū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H238 give ear, listen, hear
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
inhabitants	יֹ֥שְׁבֵי	yō·šə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
of the world	חָֽלֶד׃	ḥā·leḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H2465 duration, world

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
both	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
low and high	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
rich	עָשִׁ֥יר	‘ā·šîr	Adjective - masculine singular	H6223 rich
and poor	וְאֶבְיֽוֹן׃	wə·’eḇ·yō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H34 in want, needy, poor
alike	יַ֝֗חַד	ya·ḥaḏ	Adverb	H3162 unitedness

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My mouth	פִּ֭י	pî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6310 mouth
will impart	יְדַבֵּ֣ר	yə·ḏab·bêr	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
wisdom	חָכְמ֑וֹת	ḥā·ḵə·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H2451 wisdom
and the meditation	וְהָג֖וּת	wə·hā·ḡūṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H1900 meditation, musing
of my heart	לִבִּ֣י	lib·bî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
will bring understanding	תְבוּנֽוֹת׃	ṯə·ḇū·nō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H8394 intelligence, argument, caprice

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 49:1 Psalm 78:1 · Psalm 33:8 · Matthew 11:15 · Romans 3:29 · Revelation 2:17 · Matthew 28:19–20 · Revelation 2:7 · Romans 10:18 · Revelation 2:11 · Matthew 13:9 · Proverbs 1:20–23 · Psalm 34:11

Psalm 49:2 Psalm 62:9 · James 2:1–7 · Job 34:19 · 1 Samuel 2:7–8 · Jeremiah 5:4–5 · Proverbs 22:2 · James 1:9–11 · Revelation 6:15–17

Psalm 49:3 Matthew 12:35 · Psalm 19:14 · Proverbs 22:20–21 · Proverbs 22:17 · Job 33:3 · Deuteronomy 32:2 · Job 33:33 · Psalm 119:130 · 2 Timothy 3:15–17 · Proverbs 4:1–2 · Psalm 37:30 · Psalm 104:34

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.