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Psalms 49:1

Psalms 49:1

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain

Hear this, all ye people; rather, all ye peoples. Like ; this psalm is addressed to the nations generally, who are all equally interested in it. The writer regards his mission as not confined to Israel, but extending to the whole of mankind.

Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world; literally, of the fleeting ( חלד), of this fleeting, transitory scene.

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