Bible verse

Psalm 49:5

Why should I fear in times of trouble, when wicked usurpers surround me?

Psalm 49:5 · BSB

Psalm 49:5 in context

The verses around it, from Psalm 49.

1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all inhabitants of the world,

2 both low and high, rich and poor alike.

3 My mouth will impart wisdom, and the meditation of my heart will bring understanding.

4 I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle with the harp:

5 Why should I fear in times of trouble, when wicked usurpers surround me?

6 They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.

7 No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God.

8 For the redemption of his soul is costly, and never can payment suffice,

9 that he should live on forever and not see decay.

Read all of Psalm 49

Psalm 49:5 in other translations

KJV

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

ASV

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

ERV

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

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