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with the harp I will expound my riddle:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/49.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I listen carefully to many proverbs and solve riddles with inspiration from a harp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/49.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will solve my riddle to the music of the lyre.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/49.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle with the harp:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/49.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle on the harp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/49.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle on the harp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/49.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle on the harp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/49.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I will incline my ear <i>and</i> consent to a proverb; On the lyre I will unfold my riddle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/49.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I turn my ear to a proverb; I explain my riddle with a lyre.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/49.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I turn my ear to a proverb; I explain my riddle with a lyre. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/49.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I have in mind a mystery that I will explain while playing my harp. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/49.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I will turn my attention to proverbs and explain their meaning as I play the harp. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/49.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will turn my attention to a proverb. I will explain my riddle with the [music of] a lyre.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/49.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I will focus my attention on a proverb; I will use the harp to expound my riddle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/49.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will learn a song that imparts wisdom; I will then sing my insightful song to the accompaniment of a harp. </div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/49.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/49.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will disclose my dark saying on the harp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/psalms/49.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />I will incline my ear to a proverb: I will disclose my riddles upon the harp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/49.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will open my riddle on the harp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/49.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will open my riddle on the harp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/psalms/49.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />I will incline my ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying on the harp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/49.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/psalms/49.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />I will incline my ear to a parable; I will open my dark saying upon the lyre.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/psalms/49.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />I will incline mine ear to a parable, I will open my riddle upon the harp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/49.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/49.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I will incline my ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/psalms/49.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />I will incline mine eare to a parable, and vtter my graue matter vpon the harpe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/psalms/49.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />I wyll encline myne eare to a parable: I wyll open my darke sentence vpon a harpe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/psalms/49.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />I wil encline myne eare to the parable, & shewe my darcke speach vpon the harpe.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/49.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I incline my ear to an allegory, "" I open my riddle with a harp:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/49.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I incline to a simile mine ear, I open with a harp my riddle:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/49.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my enigma upon the harp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/49.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I will incline my ear to a parable; I will open my proposition on the psaltery. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/49.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 48:5>I will incline my ear to a parable. I will open my case with the psaltery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/49.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I shall turn my ears to parables and I shall speak my riddles with the harp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/49.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I will incline my ear to parables; I will chant my proverbs upon the harp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/49.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I will incline mine ear to a parable; I will open my dark saying upon the harp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/49.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my riddle on the harp.</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> <div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="strongs" id="strongs"></a><div class="vheading">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb-strongs/psalms/49.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186: ’aṭ·ṭeh (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away; used in a great variety of application.">I will incline</a> <a href="/hebrew/241.htm" title="241: ’ā·zə·nî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- An ear. From 'azan; broadness. I.e. the ear.">my ear</a> <a href="/hebrew/4912.htm" title="4912: lə·mā·šāl (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- A proverb, parable. ">to a proverb;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6605.htm" title="6605: ’ep̄·taḥ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve. A primitive root; to open wide; specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve.">I will express</a> <a href="/hebrew/2420.htm" title="2420: ḥî·ḏā·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- A riddle, an enigmatic, perplexing saying or question. From chuwd; a puzzle, hence, a trick, conundrum, sententious maxim.">my riddle</a> <a href="/hebrew/3658.htm" title="3658: bə·ḵin·nō·wr (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- A lyre. From a unused root meaning to twang; a harp.">with the harp:</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/psalms/49.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186. natah (naw-taw') -- to stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend">I incline</a><a href="/hebrew/4912.htm" title="4912. mashal (maw-shawl') -- a proverb, parable"> to a simile</a><a href="/hebrew/241.htm" title="241. 'ozen (o'-zen) -- an ear"> mine ear</a><a href="/hebrew/6605.htm" title="6605. pathach (paw-thakh') -- appear">, I open</a><a href="/hebrew/3658.htm" title="3658. kinnowr (kin-nore') -- a lyre"> with a harp</a><a href="/hebrew/2420.htm" title="2420. chiydah (khee-daw') -- a riddle, an enigmatic, perplexing saying or question"> my riddle:</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/psalms/49.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="נטה vhi1cs 5186">I turn</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a> <a href="/hebrew/241.htm" title="אֹזֶן ncfsc 241"> ear</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4912.htm" title="מָשָׁל_1 ncmsa 4912"> a proverb</a>; <a href="/hebrew/6605.htm" title="פתח_1 vqi1cs 6605">I explain</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a> <a href="/hebrew/2420.htm" title="חִידָה ncfsc 2420"> riddle</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> with</a> <a href="/hebrew/3658.htm" title="כִּנֹּור ncmsa 3658"> a lyre</a>.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/psalms/49.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186. natah (naw-taw') -- to stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend">I will incline</a> <a href="/hebrew/241.htm" title="241. 'ozen (o'-zen) -- an ear">my ear</a> <a href="/hebrew/4912.htm" title="4912. mashal (maw-shawl') -- a proverb, parable">to a proverb;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6605a.htm" title="6605a">I will express</a> <a href="/hebrew/2420.htm" title="2420. chiydah (khee-daw') -- a riddle, an enigmatic, perplexing saying or question">my riddle</a> <a href="/hebrew/3658.htm" title="3658. kinnowr (kin-nore') -- a lyre">on the harp.</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/psalms/49.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186. natah (naw-taw') -- to stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend">I will incline</a> <a href="/hebrew/241.htm" title="241. 'ozen (o'-zen) -- an ear">mine ear</a> <a href="/hebrew/4912.htm" title="4912. mashal (maw-shawl') -- a proverb, parable">to a parable:</a> <a href="/hebrew/6605.htm" title="6605. pathach (paw-thakh') -- appear">I will open</a> <a href="/hebrew/2420.htm" title="2420. chiydah (khee-daw') -- a riddle, an enigmatic, perplexing saying or question">my dark saying</a> <a href="/hebrew/3658.htm" title="3658. kinnowr (kin-nore') -- a lyre">upon the harp.</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../psalms/49-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 49:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 49:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../psalms/49-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 49:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 49:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>