The Meaning of Psalms 49:3 Explained

Psalms 49:3

KJV: My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.

YLT: My mouth speaketh wise things, And the meditations of my heart are things of understanding.

Darby: My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding:

ASV: My mouth shall speak wisdom; And the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 49:3?

MEANING: What does Psalms 49:3 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 49:3 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 49:3?

What is the context of Psalms 49:3?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart [shall be] of understanding.

What does Psalms 49:3 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 49:1-20 - The Folly Of Trusting In Riches

Here is a proclamation worthy of the hearing of all the world. The psalmist is listening to voices unheard by ordinary ears. Be sure to listen to God's voice, and then unfold His dark sayings in music. However dark they may seem in their mystery and awe, they may be uttered in song. See Revelation 15:3-4.

The burden of the psalm is the impotence of wealth. The millionaire cannot prolong the life of his sick child. And even if, like Queen Elizabeth, he cries on his dying bed: "A million of money for a moment of time!" the sand passes unheeding through the hour-glass. He must leave stocks and shares, jewels and gold, at the summons of Death, described in Psalms 49:14 as the shepherd who calls his flock to fold it in Sheol, R.V. How different the lot of the righteous! As eternity dawns, they are redeemed from the power of the grave and pass to the bosom of God. What are the riches and glory of this world compared with the sense of God's presence in the humble and contrite heart! To have that is to have the essence of all! "Whom have I in heaven but thee? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee," Psalms 73:25. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 49

¹ An earnest persuasion to build the faith of resurrection
¹⁶ Worldly prosperity is not to be admired

What do the individual words in Psalms 49:3 mean?

My mouth shall speak wisdom and the meditation of my heart [shall give] understanding

פִּ֭י יְדַבֵּ֣ר חָכְמ֑וֹת וְהָג֖וּת לִבִּ֣י תְבוּנֽוֹת

פִּ֭י	My mouth
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular Root: פֶּה Sense: mouth.
יְדַבֵּ֣ר	shall speak
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: דָּבַר Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.
חָכְמ֑וֹת	wisdom
Parse: Noun, feminine plural Root: חָכְמֹות Sense: wisdom.
וְהָג֖וּת	and the meditation
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: הָגוּת Sense: meditation, utterance, musing.
לִבִּ֣י	of my heart [shall give]
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular Root: לֵב Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding.
תְבוּנֽוֹת	understanding
Parse: Noun, feminine plural Root: תְּבוּנָה Sense: understanding, intelligence.

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