Psalm 49
“Hear this, all peoples! Give ear, all inhabitants of the world, both low and high, rich and poor together! My mouth shall speak wisdom; the meditation of my heart shall be understanding. I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will solve my riddle to the music of the lyre.” Psalm 49:1-4 ESV
To have wisdom is to have keen (excellent or sharp) insight into the true nature of things…Having the skill and grace in dealing with others (or something), or expertise. “My mouth shall speak wisdom”.
To understand is to grasp the nature, significance, or explanation of someone or something; comprehension. “The meditation of my heart shall be of understanding”
The following is an excerpt of a commentary on Psalm 49:3, by ‘John Gill’s Exposition of the Bible’. One person said of John Gill:” He preached in the same church as C.H. Spurgeon over 100 years earlier. His works contain priceless gems of information found nowhere except the ancient writings of the ‘Jews.” His works are in the public domain and may be freely used and distributed.
My mouth shall speak of wisdom “Or “wisdom’s” of Christ, who is so called, (see Proverbs 1:20) . He being as a divine Person the wisdom of God, and the only wise God; and having all the treasures of wisdom in him, as man and Mediator: of him the prophet spake, and of him the apostles and all Gospel ministers speak; of the glories of his Person, of the fullness of his grace, and of his wonderful works; especially of that of redemption and salvation by him, in which there is an abounding of wisdom and prudence. Or the Gospel may be meant, and all the truths of it, in which there is a glorious display of divine wisdom; it is the wisdom of God in a mystery; hidden and ancient wisdom; and which, when truly understood, makes a man wise unto salvation; (see 1 Corinthians 2:6-7)”
And the meditation of my heart [shall be] of understanding “or “understandings” and this is in order to the former; what the heart meditates the mouth speaks. If the heart meditates on understanding, the mouth will speak of wisdom; and a man should think before he speaks, especially the ministers of the Gospel: they ought to meditate on the word of God, the Gospel, and the truths of it, that their profiling may appear to all; that they may understand divine things themselves, and deliver them out to the understanding of others: their concern should be, that through meditation they may have a good treasure of wisdom and knowledge in their hearts, that out of it they may bring forth things pleasant and profitable unto others.” End Quote
The message in Psalm 49 is for all sorts of people, which includes you and me. This is a wisdom psalm. It is a call to gain true spiritual discernment (wisdom) and understanding…..to gain the ability to approach life from God’s point of view. It is a call to pay attention to our lives.
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