Psalms 49:5
I will incline my ear to a parable; I will open my proposition on the psaltery.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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
4My mouth shall speak wisdom: and the meditation of my heart understanding.
6Why shall I fear in the evil day? the iniquity of my heel shall encompass me.
Cross References
Numbers 23:7And taking up his parable, he said: Balac king of the Moabites hath brought me from Aram, from the mountains of the east: Come, said he, and curse Jacob: make haste and detest Israel.
Psalms 22:16My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue hath cleaved to my jaws: and thou hast brought me down into the dust of death.
Psalms 27:1The psalm of David before he was anointed. The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the protector of my life: of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalms 46:1Unto the end, for the sons of Core, for the hidden.
Psalms 78:2I will open my mouth in parables: I will utter propositions from the beginning.
Proverbs 24:10If thou lose hope being weary in the day of distress, thy strength shall be diminished.
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 →