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Psalms 49:4

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

Psalms 49:4 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 49:4

Theological / Devotional

Parable. Heb. mashal, “similitude,” “proverb,” “song,” or “poem” (see p. 945).

Dark saying. Or, “riddle,” a point so obscure as to need untangling.

Harp. Better, “a lyre” (see p. 34). Sentiments worthy of retention are often best stored in the mind when set to music. “There are few means more effective for fixing His [God’s] words in the memory than repeating them in song”.

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