5Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels surrounds me?


In Context

2 both low and high, rich and poor together.

3 My mouth will speak words of wisdom. My heart shall utter understanding.

4 I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will open my riddle on the harp.

5 Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels surrounds me?

6 Those who trust in their wealth, and boast in the multitude of their riches—

7 none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give God a ransom for him.

Psalm 49:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

49:5Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, [when] the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

49:5Why should I fear when evil days come, when wicked deceivers surround me-

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

49:5Why shall I fear in the evil day? the iniquity of my heel shall encompass me.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

49:5Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, When iniquity at my heels compasseth me about?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

49:5Wherefore should I fear in the days of adversity, when the iniquity of my supplanters encompasseth me? —

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

49:5Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels compasseth me about?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

49:5Why should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall encompass me?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

49:5Why do I fear in days of evil? The iniquity of my supplanters doth compass me.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

49:5Why should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?