Psalms 49:5

In 11 translations

BSB

Why should I fear in times of trouble, when wicked usurpers surround me?

KJV

Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?

WEB

Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels surrounds me?

ASV

Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, When iniquity at my heels compasseth me about?

LSV

Why do I fear in days of evil? The iniquity of my supplanters surrounds me.

YLT

Why do I fear in days of evil? The iniquity of my supplanters doth compass me.

DBY

Wherefore should I fear in the days of adversity, [when] the iniquity of my supplanters encompasseth me? —

DRC48:6

Why shall I fear in the evil day? the iniquity of my heel shall encompass me.

GNV

Wherefore should I feare in the euil dayes, when iniquitie shall compasse me about, as at mine heeles?

JPS49:6

Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my supplanters compasseth me about,

LXXE48:6

Wherefore should I fear in the evil day? the iniquity of my heel shall compass me.Gr. shall.

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Original-language editions

WLC49:6

לָ֣מָּה אִ֭ירָא בִּ֣ימֵי רָ֑ע עֲוֺ֖ן עֲקֵבַ֣י יְסוּבֵּֽנִי׃KJV:Ps.49.5

LXX-Br48:6

Ἱνατί φοβοῦμαι ἐν ἡμέρᾳ πονηρᾷ; ἡ ἀνομία τῆς πτέρνης μου κυκλώσει με.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Acts 27:24and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And look, God has granted you the lives of all who sail with you.’
• Romans 8:33–34Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. Who is there to condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God—and He is interceding…
• Philippians 1:28without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a clear sign of their destruction but of your salvation, and it is from God.
• Proverbs 24:10If you faint in the day of distress, how small is your strength!
• Amos 5:13Therefore, the prudent keep silent in such times, for the days are evil.
• Hosea 7:2But they fail to consider in their hearts that I remember all their evil. Now their deeds are all around them; they are before My face.
• 1 Samuel 26:20So do not let my blood fall to the ground far from the presence of the LORD. For the king of Israel has come out to look for a flea, like one who hunts a partridge in the mountains.”
• Psalms 22:16For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.
• Ephesians 5:16redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
• Isaiah 41:10–11Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness. Behold, all who rage against you will be…
• Psalms 27:1–2The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread? When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.
• Psalms 46:1–2God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth is transformed and the mountains are toppled into the depths of the seas,
• Proverbs 5:22The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.
• Psalms 23:4Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
• Genesis 49:17He will be a snake by the road, a viper in the path that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider tumbles backward.
• Psalms 56:6–7They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life. In spite of such sin, will they escape? In Your anger, O God, cast down the nations.

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