NET Bible
"I will learn a song that imparts wisdom; I will then sing my insightful song to the accompaniment of a harp."
— Psalms 49:4, NET Bible
“I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.”
“I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp. ”
“I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will open my riddle on the harp.”
“He shall call heaven from above, and the earth, to judge his people.”
“I will put my teaching into a story; I will make my dark sayings clear with music.”
“I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.”
For the music director, a psalm by the Korahites. Listen to this, all you nations! Pay attention, all you inhabitants of the world!
Pay attention, all you people, both rich and poor!
I will declare a wise saying; I will share my profound thoughts.
I will learn a song that imparts wisdom; I will then sing my insightful song to the accompaniment of a harp.
Why should I be afraid in times of trouble, when the sinful deeds of deceptive men threaten to overwhelm me?
They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
Certainly a man cannot rescue his brother; he cannot pay God an adequate ransom price