Psalms 49:3 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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³My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.

Psalms 49:3 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 19:14
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
Proverbs 22:17
Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
Matthew 12:35
A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
Proverbs 22:20-21
Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge, …
Psalms 37:30
The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

Topics

Meditation Self-Examination

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 1-5)

This 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 more undoubted certainty, nor of greater weight and importance, and the consideration of which will be of more advantage to us. I. He demands the attention of others to that which he was…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 3)

Psa 49:1-20. This Psalm instructs and consoles. It teaches that earthly advantages are not reliable for permanent happiness, and that, however prosperous worldly men may be for a time, their ultimate destiny is ruin, while the pious are safe in God’s care. 1-3. All are called to hear what interests all. world--literally, “duration of life,” the present time.