Psalms 49:5
Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels encompasses me about?
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?
In Context
4I will incline my ear to a parable. I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
6Those who trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches,
Cross References
Numbers 23:7And he took up his parable, and said, From Aram Balak has brought me, the king of Moab from the mountains of the East. Come, curse Jacob for me, and come, defy Israel.
Psalms 22:16For dogs have encompassed me. A company of evil-doers have enclosed me. They pierced (LXX/DSS) my hands and my feet.
Psalms 27:1LORD is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? LORD is the strength of my life, of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Psalms 78:2I will open my mouth in parables (LXX/NT). I will utter dark sayings of old,
Proverbs 24:10If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 49:2-6
A Call to Attention. 1 Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world: 2 Both low and high, rich and poor, together. 3 My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding. 4 I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp. 5 Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about? This is the psalmist's preface to his discourse concerning the vanity of the world and its insufficiency… Read the whole commentary →