Psalm 49:5 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁵ Why should I fear in times of trouble, when the iniquity of my persecutors surrounds me,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, When the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ Why should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of those who would supplant me surrounds me on every side,

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, When iniquity at my heels compasseth me about?

Common English Bible

⁵ Why should I be afraid in times of trouble, when the wrongdoing of my bullies engulfs me—

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ Gather his holy ones to him, you who order his covenant above sacrifices.

Psalm 49:5 Cross References

Acts 27:24

and he said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before the emperor, and, indeed, God has granted safety to all those who are sailing with you.’

Philippians 1:28

and in no way frightened by those opposing you. For them, this is evidence of their destruction but of your salvation. And this is God’s doing.

Ephesians 5:16

making the most of the time, because the days are evil.

Amos 5:13

Therefore the prudent will keep silent in such a time, for it is an evil time.

Hosea 7:2

But they do not consider that I remember all their wickedness. Now their deeds surround them; they are before my face.

Proverbs 24:10

If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength being small;

Proverbs 5:22

The iniquities of the wicked ensnare them, and they are caught in the coils of their sin.

Psalm 38:4

For my iniquities have gone over my head; they weigh like a burden too heavy for me.

Psalm 23:4

Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

Psalm 22:16

For dogs are all around me; a company of evildoers encircles me; they bound my hands and feet.

1 Samuel 26:20

Now therefore, do not let my blood fall to the ground away from the presence of the Lord, for the king of Israel has come out to seek a single flea, like one who hunts a partridge in the mountains.”

Genesis 49:17

Dan shall be a snake by the roadside, a viper along the path, that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider falls backward.

Numbers 23:7

Then Balaam uttered his oracle, saying, “Balak has brought me from Aram, the king of Moab from the eastern mountains: ‘Come, curse Jacob for me. Come, denounce Israel!’

Psalm 78:2

I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings from of old,