The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 49:1-20
Psalms 49:1-20Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world: both low and high, rich and poor, together. The inequalities of societyImpressive and instructive that scene in the wood of Senart, when a luxurious Louis, royally caparisoned for hunting, met a wretched peasant with a coffin. “For whom? . . . For a poor brother slave, whom your majesty has sometimes noticed slaving in those quarters.” “What did he die of? . . . Of hunger.” The king gave his steed the spur. Sad... read more
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 49:1-20
Psalms 49:1 . Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world. The psalmist opens his song as a philosopher and a prophet, giving equal instruction to all mankind. Psalms 49:3 . My mouth shall speak of wisdom. I will speak boldly of the schemes, the follies, and the best wisdom of mortal man; that a just portrait of his errors may direct his steps to the good way in which he ought to walk. Psalms 49:4 . A parable; a succession of wise, moral, and divine maxims.... read more