Psalms 49:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

Why should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall surround me?

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  • Gen 49:17 : 17 Dan shall be a serpent by the way, a viper in the path, that bites the horse's heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.
  • 1 Sam 26:20 : 20 Now, therefore, do not let my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD, for the king of Israel has come out to seek a flea, as when one hunts a partridge in the mountains."
  • Ps 22:16 : 16 For dogs have surrounded me; the assembly of the wicked have enclosed me; they pierced my hands and my feet.
  • Ps 23:4 : 4 Yes, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
  • Ps 27:1-2 : 1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? 2 When the wicked, even my enemies and my foes, came upon me to devour my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
  • Ps 38:4 : 4 For my iniquities have gone over my head; like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me.
  • Ps 46:1-2 : 1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth is removed, and though the mountains are carried into the midst of the sea;
  • Ps 56:6-7 : 6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, waiting for my life. 7 Shall they escape by iniquity? In your anger, cast down the peoples, O God.
  • Prov 5:22 : 22 His own iniquities shall capture the wicked, and he shall be held with the cords of his sins.
  • Prov 24:10 : 10 If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small.
  • Isa 41:10-11 : 10 Fear not; for I am with you: be not dismayed; for I am your God: I will strengthen you; yes, I will help you; yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness. 11 Behold, all those who were incensed against you shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and those who strive with you shall perish.
  • Hos 7:2 : 2 And they do not consider in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own actions have surrounded them; they are before my face.
  • Amos 5:13 : 13 Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.
  • Acts 27:24 : 24 Saying, Do not fear, Paul; you must be brought before Caesar: and indeed, God has granted you all those who sail with you.
  • Rom 8:33-34 : 33 Who shall bring a charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies. 34 Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.
  • Eph 5:16 : 16 Making the most of the time, because the days are evil.
  • Phil 1:28 : 28 And not in any way terrified by your adversaries, which is to them a sign of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that from God.

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    25Do not be afraid of sudden terror, nor of trouble from the wicked when it comes.

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