Psalms 49:5

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Psalms 49:3–7 · Berean Standard Bible

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.

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Psalms 27:1

The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?

Psalms 27:2

When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.

Psalms 46:1

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.

Psalms 46:2

Therefore we will not fear, though the earth is transformed and the mountains are toppled into the depths of the seas,

Isaiah 41:10

Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.

Isaiah 41:11

Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish.

Acts 27:24

and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And look, God has granted you the lives of all who sail with you.’

Romans 8:33

Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.

Romans 8:34

Who is there to condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God—and He is interceding for us.

Philippians 1:28

without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a clear sign of their destruction but of your salvation, and it is from God.

Proverbs 24:10

If you faint in the day of distress, how small is your strength!

Amos 5:13

Therefore, the prudent keep silent in such times, for the days are evil.

Ephesians 5:16

redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Psalms 38:4

For my iniquities have overwhelmed me; they are a burden too heavy to bear.

Proverbs 5:22

The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.

Hosea 7:2

But they fail to consider in their hearts that I remember all their evil. Now their deeds are all around them; they are before My face.

Psalms 22:16

For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.

Psalms 56:6

They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.

Psalms 56:7

In spite of such sin, will they escape? In Your anger, O God, cast down the nations.

Genesis 49:17

He will be a snake by the road, a viper in the path that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider tumbles backward.

1 Samuel 26:20

So do not let my blood fall to the ground far from the presence of the LORD. For the king of Israel has come out to look for a flea, like one who hunts a partridge in the mountains.”