Psalms 49:6
Why shall I fear in the evil day? the iniquity of my heel shall encompass me.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
In Context
5I will incline my ear to a parable; I will open my proposition on the psaltery.
7They that trust in their own strength, and glory in the multitude of their riches,
Cross References
Esther 5:11And he declared to them the greatness of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and with how great glory the king had advanced him above all his princes and servants.
Psalms 52:7Therefore will God destroy thee for ever: he will pluck thee out, and remove thee from thy dwelling place: and thy root out of the land of the living.
Psalms 56:7They will dwell and hide themselves: they will watch my heel. As they have waited for my soul,
Psalms 112:7The just shall be in everlasting remembrance: he shall not hear the evil hearing. His heart is ready to hope in the Lord:
Proverbs 10:15The substance of a rich man is the city of his strength: the fear of the poor is their poverty.
Proverbs 23:5Lift not up thy eyes to riches which thou canst not have: because they shall make themselves wings like those of an eagle, and shall fly towards heaven.
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 →