Psalm 49:1
Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
Cross-references
Psalm 34:11 calls 'Come, O children, listen to me,' paralleling the call to hear in Psalm 49:1.
Psalm 50:1 similarly summons the entire earth to hear God's judgment, reinforcing the universal scope.
Psalm 78:1 says 'Give ear, O my people, to my teaching,' directly echoing the call to hear in Psalm 49:1.
Proverbs 1:20-23 has Wisdom crying aloud in the street, a call to listen similar to Psalm 49:1's summons to all peoples.
Matthew 11:15 says 'He who has ears to hear, let him hear,' a direct parallel to the call to hear in Psalm 49:1.
Matthew 13:9 repeats 'He who has ears to hear, let him hear,' echoing the call in Psalm 49:1.
Numbers 26:11 notes that the sons of Korah survived, the same group who authored this psalm.
1 Chronicles 6:37 lists the genealogy of the sons of Korah, the authors of this psalm.
1 Chronicles 9:19 describes the Korahites as gatekeepers, linking to the sons of Korah who wrote this psalm.
1 Chronicles 26:1 mentions the divisions of the Korahites, the same family that composed this psalm.
2 Chronicles 20:19 mentions the Korahites praising God, the same group that authored this psalm.
Isaiah 18:3 uses the exact phrase 'all inhabitants of the world' and calls them to hear, mirroring this verse.
Isaiah 34:1 summons nations and peoples to hear, closely matching the universal call here.
Joel 1:2 uses nearly identical phrasing: 'Hear this... give ear, all you inhabitants of the land!' — a direct parallel call.
Micah 1:2 opens with 'Hear, all you peoples; give ear, O earth' — a very similar universal summons to listen.
Mark 7:14 has Jesus calling the crowd: 'Hear Me, all of you, and understand' — a NT echo of the psalm's universal appeal.