Give ear, O my people - This is not an address of God, but an address of the king or ruler of the people, calling their attention t…

For the formal opening see Psalms 49:1, Note.

My people. —An expression pointing to a position of weight and authority.

Give ear, O my people, to my law. From the end of the psalm, it can likely be conjectured that it was written long after David's death, fo…

Give ear, O my people
The Jews were Christ's people, he descending from their fathers according to the flesh; they w…

These are called dark and deep sayings because they require careful examination. The law of God was given with a specific instruction to teach it d…