Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye 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,
- BSB For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all 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 78:1Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
- Ps 33:8Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
- Matt 11:15He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
- Rev 2:7He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
- Rom 3:29Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:
- Matt 28:19–20Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
- Rom 10:18But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.
- Rev 2:17He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
- Rev 2:29He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
- Isa 1:2Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.
- Mic 1:2Hear, all ye people; hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord GOD be witness against you, the LORD from his holy temple.
- Isa 49:6And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
- Ps 34:11Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
- Matt 13:9Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
- Rev 2:11He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
- Prov 1:20–23Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
- Mal 1:11For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.
- Ps 48:1Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.
- Ps 46:1God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
- Ps 50:1The mighty God, even the LORD, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.
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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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