Psalm 49:5

New English Translation

Why should I be afraid in times of trouble, when the sinful deeds of deceptive men threaten to overwhelm me?

Cross References

Genesis 49:17

May Dan be a snake beside the road, a viper by the path, that bites the heels of the horse so that its rider falls backward.

Psalm 22:16

Yes, wild dogs surround me – a gang of evil men crowd around me; like a lion they pin my hands and feet.

Psalm 23:4

Even when I must walk through the darkest valley, I fear no danger, for you are with me; your rod and your staff reassure me.

Psalm 38:4

For my sins overwhelm me; like a heavy load, they are too much for me to bear.

Psalm 78:2

I will sing a song that imparts wisdom; I will make insightful observations about the past.

Proverbs 24:10

If you faint in the day of trouble, your strength is small!

Proverbs 5:22

The wicked will be captured by his own iniquities, and he will be held by the cords of his own sin.

Hosea 7:2

They do not realize that I remember all of their wicked deeds. Their evil deeds have now surrounded them; their sinful deeds are always before me.

Amos 5:13

For this reason whoever is smart keeps quiet in such a time, for it is an evil time.

Numbers 23:7

Then Balaam uttered his oracle, saying, “Balak, the king of Moab, brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, ‘Come, pronounce a curse on Jacob for me; come, denounce Israel.’

Acts 27:24

and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul! You must stand before Caesar, and God has graciously granted you the safety of all who are sailing with you.’

Ephesians 5:16

taking advantage of every opportunity, because the days are evil.

Philippians 1:28

and by not being intimidated in any way by your opponents. This is a sign of their destruction, but of your salvation – a sign which is from God.

1 Samuel 26:20

Now don’t let my blood fall to the ground away from the Lord’s presence, for the king of Israel has gone out to look for a flea the way one looks for a partridge in the hill country.”