ris3n's Apologetics Codex

Passage

Psalms 49.1

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

1. For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all ye peoples; Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world,

  1. Both low and high, Rich and poor together. 3. My mouth shall speak wisdom; And the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding. (Psalms 49:1-3, ASV)
WEB

1. For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples. Listen, all you inhabitants of the world,

  1. both low and high, rich and poor together. 3. My mouth will speak words of wisdom. My heart shall utter understanding. (Psalms 49:1-3, WEB)
KJV

1. To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world: for: or, of

  1. Both low and high, rich and poor, together. 3. My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding. (Psalms 49:1-3, KJV)
YLT

1. To the Overseer., By sons of Korah. A Psalm. Hear this, all ye peoples, Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world.

  1. Both low and high, together rich and needy. 3. My mouth speaketh wise things, And the meditations of my heart [are] things of understanding. (Psalms 49:1-3, YLT)

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Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word.

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Notes

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

  • ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
  • WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
  • KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
  • YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See Bibles for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.