Psalms 49:5

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 49:17 : 17 Dan is a serpent by the way, An adder by the path, Which is biting the horse's heels, And its rider falleth backward.
  • 1 Sam 26:20 : 20 `And now, let not my blood fall to the earth over-against the face of Jehovah, for the king of Israel hath come out to seek one flea, as `one' pursueth the partridge in mountains.'
  • Ps 22:16 : 16 And to the dust of death thou appointest me, For surrounded me have dogs, A company of evil doers have compassed me, Piercing my hands and my feet.
  • Ps 23:4 : 4 Also -- when I walk in a valley of death-shade, I fear no evil, for Thou `art' with me, Thy rod and Thy staff -- they comfort me.
  • Ps 27:1-2 : 1 By David. Jehovah `is' my light and my salvation, Whom do I fear? Jehovah `is' the strength of my life, Of whom am I afraid? 2 When evil doers come near to me to eat my flesh, My adversaries and mine enemies to me, They have stumbled and fallen.
  • Ps 38:4 : 4 For mine iniquities have passed over my head, As a heavy burden -- too heavy for me.
  • Ps 46:1-2 : 1 To the Overseer. -- By sons of Korah. `For the Virgins.' -- A song. God `is' to us a refuge and strength, A help in adversities found most surely. 2 Therefore we fear not in the changing of earth, And in the slipping of mountains Into the heart of the seas.
  • Ps 56:6-7 : 6 They assemble, they hide, they watch my heels, When they have expected my soul. 7 By iniquity they escape, In anger the peoples put down, O God.
  • Prov 5:22 : 22 His own iniquities do capture the wicked, And with the ropes of his sin he is holden.
  • Prov 24:10 : 10 Thou hast shewed thyself weak in a day of adversity, Straitened is thy power,
  • Isa 41:10-11 : 10 Be not afraid, for with thee I `am', Look not around, for I `am' thy God, I have strengthened thee, Yea, I have helped thee, yea, I upheld thee, With the right hand of My righteousness. 11 Lo, all those displeased with thee, They are ashamed and blush, They are as nothing, yea, perish Do the men who strive with thee.
  • Hos 7:2 : 2 And they do not say to their heart, `That' all their evil I have remembered, Now compassed them have their doings, Over-against My face they have been.
  • Amos 5:13 : 13 Therefore is the wise at that time silent, For an evil time it `is'.
  • Acts 27:24 : 24 saying, Be not afraid Paul; before Caesar it behoveth thee to stand; and, lo, God hath granted to thee all those sailing with thee;
  • Rom 8:33-34 : 33 Who shall lay a charge against the choice ones of God? God `is' He that is declaring righteous, 34 who `is' he that is condemning? Christ `is' He that died, yea, rather also, was raised up; who is also on the right hand of God -- who also doth intercede for us.
  • Eph 5:16 : 16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil;
  • Phil 1:28 : 28 and not terrified in anything by those opposing, which to them indeed is a token of destruction, and to you of salvation, and that from God;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 56:3-6
    4 verses
    74%

    3The day I am afraid I am confident toward Thee.

    4In God I praise His word, in God I have trusted, I fear not what flesh doth to me.

    5All the day they wrest my words, Concerning me all their thoughts `are' for evil,

    6They assemble, they hide, they watch my heels, When they have expected my soul.

  • 17Be not Thou to me for a terror, My hope `art' Thou in a day of evil.

  • Prov 3:25-26
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    25Be not afraid of sudden fear, And of the desolation of the wicked when it cometh.

    26For Jehovah is at thy side, And He hath kept thy foot from capture.

  • 16When I said, `Lest they rejoice over me, In the slipping of my foot against me they magnified themselves.

  • 10For I have heard the evil report of many, Fear `is' round about: `Declare, and we declare it,' All mine allies are watching `for' my halting, `Perhaps he is enticed, and we prevail over him, And we take our vengeance out of him.'

  • 4I incline to a simile mine ear, I open with a harp my riddle:

  • 4Lest mine enemy say, `I overcame him,' Mine adversaries joy when I am moved.

  • 33And whoso is hearkening to me dwelleth confidently, And `is' quiet from fear of evil!'

  • Ps 73:2-3
    2 verses
    72%

    2As nothing, have my steps slipped, For I have been envious of the boastful,

    3The peace of the wicked I see, That there are no bands at their death,

  • 6Those trusting on their wealth, And in the multitude of their riches, Do shew themselves foolish.

  • 9From the face of the wicked who spoiled me. Mine enemies in soul go round against me.

  • Ps 55:3-5
    3 verses
    72%

    3Because of the voice of an enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked, For they cause sorrow to move against me, And in anger they hate me.

    4My heart is pained within me, And terrors of death have fallen on me.

    5Fear and trembling come in to me, And horror doth cover me.

  • 11Round about terrified him have terrors, And they have scattered him -- at his feet.

  • 11Let not a foot of pride meet me, And a hand of the wicked let not move me.

  • 12For compassed me have evils innumerable, Overtaken me have mine iniquities, And I have not been able to see; They have been more than the hairs of my head, And my heart hath forsaken me.

  • 28I have been afraid of all my griefs, I have known that Thou dost not acquit me.

  • 11In God I trusted, I fear not what man doth to me,

  • 29If I rejoice at the ruin of my hater, And stirred up myself when evil found him,

  • 5When the breakers of death compassed me, The streams of the worthless terrify me,

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    6I am not afraid of myriads of people, That round about they have set against me.

  • Ps 27:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2When evil doers come near to me to eat my flesh, My adversaries and mine enemies to me, They have stumbled and fallen.

    3Though a host doth encamp against me, My heart doth not fear, Though war riseth up against me, In this I `am' confident.

  • 22And when thou dost say in thy heart, `Wherefore have these met me?' For the abundance of thine iniquity Have thy skirts been uncovered, Have thy heels suffered violence.

  • 12On the right hand doth a brood arise, My feet they have cast away, And they raise up against me, Their paths of calamity.

  • 1To the Overseer. -- By David. In Jehovah I trusted, how say ye to my soul, `They moved `to' Thy mountain for the bird?

  • 10Lo, occasions against me He doth find, He doth reckon me for an enemy to Him,

  • Ps 140:4-5
    2 verses
    70%

    4Preserve me, Jehovah, from the hands of the wicked, From one of violence Thou keepest me, Who have devised to overthrow my steps.

    5The proud hid a snare for me -- and cords, They spread a net by the side of the path, Snares they have set for me. Selah.

  • 4Also -- when I walk in a valley of death-shade, I fear no evil, for Thou `art' with me, Thy rod and Thy staff -- they comfort me.

  • 5A torch -- despised in the thoughts of the secure Is prepared for those sliding with the feet.

  • 27And puttest in the stocks my feet, And observest all my paths, On the roots of my feet Thou settest a print,

  • 5Mine enemies say evil of me: When he dieth -- his name hath perished!

  • 16Who riseth up for me with evil doers? Who stationeth himself for me with workers of iniquity?

  • 25For a fear I feared and it meeteth me, And what I was afraid of doth come to me.

  • 5To uphold my goings in Thy paths, My steps have not slidden.

  • 13For I have heard an evil account of many, Fear `is' round about. In their being united against me, To take my life they have devised,

  • 9Keep me from the gin they laid for me, Even snares of workers of iniquity.

  • 9Even mine ally, in whom I trusted, One eating my bread, made great the heel against me,

  • 5If I have walked with vanity, And my foot doth hasten to deceit,

  • 2Hidest me from the secret counsel of evil doers, From the tumult of workers of iniquity.

  • 27When your fear cometh as destruction, And your calamity as a hurricane doth come, When on you come adversity and distress.

  • 14Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth? And my soul put in my hand?

  • 15Therefore, from His presence I am troubled, I consider, and am afraid of Him.