For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all inhabitants of the world,
Parallel translations
- WEB For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples. Listen, all you inhabitants of the world,
- KJV Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
- NKJV Hear this, all peoples; Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,
- NASB Hear this, all peoples; Listen, all inhabitants of the world,
- NLT Listen to this, all you people! Pay attention, everyone in the world!
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Quick answer
The psalmist summons all peoples everywhere to hear his teaching. Its wisdom concerns every human being, not just Israel.
Overview
This wisdom psalm opens with a universal call, addressing 'all you peoples' and 'all you inhabitants of the world.' The theme—the folly of trusting riches and the certainty of death—applies to everyone. By summoning the whole world, the sons of Korah underscore that the issues of mortality and true security are humanity's common concern.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 20
- Ps 78:1A Maskil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my instruction; listen to the words of my mouth.
- Ps 33:8Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere Him.
- Matt 11:15He who has ears, let him hear.
- Rev 2:7He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.
- Rom 3:29Is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,
- Matt 28:19–20Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
- Rom 10:18But I ask, did they not hear? Indeed they did: “Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”
- Rev 2:17He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.
- Rev 2:29He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
- Isa 1:2Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.
- Mic 1:2Hear, O peoples, all of you; listen, O earth, and everyone in it! May the Lord GOD bear witness against you, the Lord from His holy temple.
- Isa 49:6He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.”
- Ps 34:11Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
- Matt 13:9He who has ears, let him hear.”
- Rev 2:11He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who overcomes will not be harmed by the second death.
- Prov 1:20–23Wisdom calls out in the street, she lifts her voice in the square;
- Mal 1:11For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts.
- Ps 48:1A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.
- Ps 46:1For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
- Ps 50:1A Psalm of Asaph. The Mighty One, God the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from where the sun rises to where it sets.
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The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.
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