Psalms 49:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 49:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 49:6 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 49:6 — KJV
“They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;”
— Psalms 49:6 (KJV)
Psalms 49:6 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 49:6
“And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Bethaven.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 49:6: themselves, multitude
“And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king:”
Shares key themes with Psalms 49:6: wealth, riches
“Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 49:6: wealth, riches
“And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 49:6: themselves, riches
“For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than it was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, The good LORD pardon every one”
Shares key themes with Psalms 49:6: themselves, multitude
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