Psalms 49:5

Psalms · Old Testament · Chapter 49

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

What Does Psalms 49:5 Mean?

Psalms 49:5 is found in the book of Psalms, chapter 49, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Psalms 49:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Psalms 37:18“The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.”Psalms 94:13“That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.”Proverbs 24:10“If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.”Acts 27:24“Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.”Romans 8:33“Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth.”Philippians 1:28“And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.”Genesis 49:17“Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.”1 Samuel 26:20“Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.”Psalms 22:16“For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.”Psalms 23:4“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.”Psalms 27:1“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?”Psalms 38:4“For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.”Psalms 46:1“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”Psalms 56:6“They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.”Proverbs 5:22“His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.”Isaiah 41:10“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.”Hosea 7:2“And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are before my face.”Amos 5:13“Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.”Zephaniah 3:11“In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.”Ephesians 5:16“Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.”

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