Psalms 49:5
Assemble ye his saints to him, 1 Those that have engaged in a covenant with him upon sacrifices. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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
4He shall summon the heaven above, 1 And the earth, that he may judge his people. 1
6And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: 1 For God is judge. Pause. 1
Cross References
Numbers 23:7And he took up his parable, and said, 1 Balak king of Moab sent for me out of Mesopotamia, 1 Out of the mountains of the east, saying, 1 Come, curse me Jacob, 1 And Come, call for a curse for me upon Israel. 1
Psalms 27:1A Psalm of David. 1 To thee, O Lord, have I cried; 1 My God, be not silent toward me: 1 Lest thou be silent toward me, 1 And so I should be likened to them that go down to the pit. 1
Psalms 46:1For the end, a Psalm for the sons of Korah. 1
Psalms 78:2They have given the dead bodies of thy servants 1 To be food for the birds of the sky, 1 The flesh of thy holy ones for the wild beasts of the earth. 1
Proverbs 24:10He shall be defiled in the evil day, 1 And in the day of affliction, until he be utterly consumed. 1
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 →