Psalm 49
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- NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV, Common Worship Psalter, ASB Psalter, and BCP Psalter) at Oremus Bible Browser.
- Hebrew Interlinear Bible, WLCv, WLC5, CHES, AV.
- The Bible Gateway: NRSV, RSV, NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
- The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Hebrew text with concordance, commentaries.
- The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
- Historical References, Commentary and Comparative
Texts:
- Vision I.I, Shepherd of Hermas. (c.145)
- IV.IV.3, IV.XLI.3, V.VIII.3, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
- Chapter XV, De Spectaculis, Tertullian (c. 197)
- Chapter VIII, Adversus Judaeos, Tertullian (c. 198)
- I.13, Paedagogus, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- II.13, Stromata, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- IV.15, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 210)
- Chapter XXXII, On the Soul, Tertullian (c. 210)
- Chapter LII, On the Resurrection of the Flesh, Tertullian (c. 211)
- IV.XC, VI.XIII, VII.XIII, Against Celsus, Origen. (c.246)
- From Augustine's Exposition on the Psalms.
- Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
- From the Geneva Notes.
- From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
- From Wesley's Notes.
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
- Commentary,
Psalm 49:1-12, Adam Hearlson, Pentecost 11C Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2016.
- "So here is the hard truth.."
- The Center for Excellence in Preaching, resources from Calvin Theological Seminary: Comments & Observations, Textual Points, Illustration Ideas, 2016.
- "Death and Taxes," meditations on the Psalms by Sylvia Purdie, 2015.
- Commentary,
Psalm 49:1-12, James K. Mead, Pentecost 11C Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2013.
- "...the psalm does not provide the complete or last word on resolving economic disparity today."
- Commentary,
Psalm 49:1-12, James Limburg, Pentecost 10C Preaching This Week,
WorkingPreacher.org, 2010.
- "And now we can go on - or start anew - living as people who have been ransomed which means we are free, yes, free indeed! And rich, yes, rich toward God."
- Commentary,
Psalm 49:1-12, Adam Hearlson, Pentecost 11C Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2016.
- Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of
selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices.
- Dell, Katharine J.,
"'I Will Solve My Riddle to the Music of the Lyre' (Psalm XLIX 4[5]): A
Cultic Setting for Wisdom Psalms?" Vetus Testamentum, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Estes, Daniel J.,
"Poetic Artistry in the Expression of Fear in Psalm 49," Bibliotheca
Sacra, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Golding, Thomas A.,
"The Imagery of Shepherding in the Bible, Part 1," Bibliotheca Sacra,
2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Golding, Thomas A.,
"The Imagery of Shepherding in the Bible, Part 2," Bibliotheca Sacra,
2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- McDaniel, Carl, "Samson's Riddle,"
Didaskalia, 2001.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Mitchell, David C.,
"'God Will Redeem My Soul from Sheol': The Psalms of the Sons of Korah,"
Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Pleins, J. David, "Death and Endurance: Reassessing
the Literary Structure and Theology of Psalm 49," Journal for the
Study of the Old Testament, 1996.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Slotki, Judah Jacob, "Psalm 49:13, 21 (AV 12, 20),"
Vetus Testamentum, 1978.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Smith, Mark S.,
"The Invocation of Deceased Ancestors in Psalm 49:12c," Journal
of Biblical Literature, 1993.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Dell, Katharine J.,
"'I Will Solve My Riddle to the Music of the Lyre' (Psalm XLIX 4[5]): A
Cultic Setting for Wisdom Psalms?" Vetus Testamentum, 2004.
- Reviews:
- Sermons:
- With Children:
- "I Will Solve My Riddle to the Music of the Harp," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
- Drama:
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- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Hymns and Music:
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- The Seedbed Psalter, with selected tunes for singing.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Psalm 49. The Cyber Hymnal.
- "Listen!" lyrics, midi, sheet music, mp3. Stephen J. Pearson, The Psalmistry. See Terms of Use.
- Psalm 49:1-12 set to Dix (77 77 77) by Dale A. Schoening, Metrical Psalms.
- The Psalmistry: Psalm 49 - All Psalms Music: original Christian sheet music, lyrics, guitar chords, midi, mp3 files for all 150 Psalms.
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