Mazmur 49:1

Psalm 49 ¹ 

For the music director, a psalm by the Korahites.

49:1 Listen to this, all you nations!

Pay attention, all you inhabitants of the world! ² 

Mazmur 66:16

66:16 Come! Listen, all you who are loyal to God! ³ 

I will declare what he has done for me.

Mazmur 138:4

138:4 Let all the kings of the earth give thanks ⁴  to you, O Lord,

when they hear the words you speak. ⁵ 

[49:1]  ¹ sn Psalm 49. In this so-called wisdom psalm (see v. 3) the psalmist states that he will not fear the rich enemies who threaten him, for despite their wealth, they are mere men who will die like everyone else. The psalmist is confident the Lord will vindicate the godly and protect them from the attacks of their oppressors.

[49:1]  ² tn The rare noun חָלֶד (kheled, “world”) occurs in Ps 17:14 and perhaps also in Isa 38:11 (see the note on “world” there).

[66:16]  ³ tn Heb “all of the fearers of God.”

[138:4]  ⁴ tn The prefixed verbal forms here and in the following verse are understood as jussives, for the psalmist appears to be calling upon the kings to praise God. Another option is to take them as imperfects and translate, “the kings of the earth will give thanks…and will sing.” In this case the psalmist anticipates a universal response to his thanksgiving song.

[138:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “the words of your mouth.”