King James Version
Psalms 49:4 in the King James Version says “I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 49 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.”
Psalms 49:4 · KJV
Both low and high , rich and poor, together.
My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?
They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
KJV Study — Public Domain
“I will incline”
H5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
“to a parable”
H4912properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse)
“I will open”
H6605to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
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