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Psalms 49:4

Psalms 49:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

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Psalms 49 — OverviewPsalms 49 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis psalm is a sermon, and so is the next. In most of the psalms we have the penman praying or praising; in these we have him preaching; and it is our duty, in singing psalms, to teach and admonish ourselves…Psalms 49 — OverviewPsalms 49 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgePsalms 49:1, An earnest persuasion to build the faith of resurrection, not on worldly power, but on God; Psalms 49:16, Worldly prosperity is not to be admired. This Psalm was probably written by one of the descendants…Psalms 49 — OverviewPsalms 49 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleTo the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Aben Ezra says this psalm is a very excellent one, since in it is explained the Light of the world to come, and of the rational and immortal soul; and Kimchi is of…Psalms 49:1-5Psalms 49:1-5 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis is the psalmist's preface to his discourse concerning the vanity of the world and its insufficiency to make us happy; and we seldom meet with an introduction more solemn than this is; for there is no truth of…Psalms 49:1-20Psalms 49:1-20 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION THIS is a didactic poem, and resembles in some respects Psalms 37:1-40, and Psalms 73:1-28. It deals with the same problem—the contrast between the lot of the righteous man, whom the wicked persecute…Psalms 49:1-20Psalms 49:1-20 · The Pulpit CommentaryA dark saying: wealth in bad hands. The author and the date of this psalm are alike unknown. There are, however, matters concerning it of much more importance, which we do know. One of these is that the writer was a…