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Chinese NCV (Simplified)
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无 论 上 流 下 流 ， 富 足 贫 穷 ， 都 当 留 心 听 ！
Contextual Overview
For the director of music. A psalm of the sons of Korah.
Listen to this, all you nations; listen, all you who live on earth. 2 Listen, both great and small, rich and poor together. 3 What I say is wise, and my heart speaks with understanding. 4 I will pay attention to a wise saying; I will explain my riddle on the harp. 5 Why should I be afraid of bad days? Why should I fear when evil people surround me?Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Psalms 62:9, 1 Samuel 2:7, 1 Samuel 2:8, Job 34:19, Proverbs 22:2, Jeremiah 5:4, Jeremiah 5:5, James 1:9-11, James 2:1-7, Revelation 6:15-17
Reciprocal: Judges 5:3 - O ye kings 2 Chronicles 15:2 - Hear ye me Job 3:19 - The small Psalms 50:1 - called Isaiah 2:9 - the mean Isaiah 18:3 - All ye Isaiah 32:9 - give ear Isaiah 34:1 - Come Isaiah 43:9 - all the Jeremiah 17:20 - General Jeremiah 25:2 - General Micah 1:2 - hearken Zechariah 9:13 - and raised Mark 7:14 - when Revelation 13:16 - rich
Cross-References
Then Jacob called his sons to him. He said, "Come here to me, and I will tell you what will happen to you in the future.
But you are uncontrolled like water, so you will no longer lead your brothers. This is because you got into your father's bed and shamed me by having sexual relations with my slave girl.
"Judah, your brothers will praise you. You will grab your enemies by the neck, and your brothers will bow down to you.
Judah is like a young lion. You have returned from killing, my son. Like a lion, he stretches out and lies down to rest, and no one is brave enough to wake him.
Children, come and listen to me. I will teach you to worship the Lord .
My son, pay attention to my wisdom; listen to my words of understanding.
My son, keep your father's commands, and don't forget your mother's teaching.
My son, remember what I say, and treasure my commands.
Now, my sons, listen to me; pay attention to what I say.
"Now, my children, listen to me, because those who follow my ways are happy.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Both low and high,.... Or "both the sons of Adam and the sons of men". By the sons of "Adam" are meant the multitude of the people, as Ben Melech explains it; the common people, the meaner sort, the base things of this world; and such are they, generally speaking, who are called by grace under the Gospel dispensation: and by "the sons of men" are meant the princes, nobles, and great men of the earth; men of high birth and illustrious extraction: so Adam is rendered, "the mean man", and "Ish", the word here used, "the great man", in Isaiah 2:9. And though not many, yet some of this sort are called by grace; and all of them have a peculiar concern in many things spoken of in this psalm; see
Psalms 49:12;
rich and poor together: these are called upon to hearken to what is after said, that the one may not be elated with and trust in their riches, and that the other may not be dejected on account of their poverty; and seeing both must die, and meet together at the judgment day; and inasmuch as the Gospel is preached to one as to another; and for the most part the poor hear it, receive it, and are called by it.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Both low and high - Those alike of humble and those of exalted rank, for it pertains equally to all. On the meaning of the “terms” employed here, see the notes at Isaiah 2:9. These truths pertained to the “low;” that is, to those of humble rank, as teaching them not to envy the rich, and not to fear their power; and they pertained to those of exalted rank, as teaching them not to trust in their riches, and not to suppose that they could permanently possess and enjoy them.
Rich and poor together - As equally interested in these truths; that is, What the psalmist was about to say was adapted to impart useful lessons to both classes. Both needed instruction on the subject; and the same class of truths was adapted to furnish that instruction. The class of truths referred to was derived from the powerlessness of wealth in regard to the things of most importance to man, and from the fact that all which a man can gain must soon be left: teaching those of one class that they should not set their heart on wealth, and should not pride themselves on possessing it, and teaching the other class that they should not envy or fear the possessor of riches.
