Psalms 49:5–7
Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?
Wherefore should I feare in the daies of euill, when the iniquitie of my heeles shall compasse me about?
They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselues in the multitude of their riches:
None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
None of them can by any meanes redeeme his brother, nor giue to God a ransome for him:
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From verse 5
- Acts 27:24Rank 1 from verse 5
- Philippians 1:28Rank 2 from verse 5
- Proverbs 24:10Rank 3 from verse 5
- Romans 8:33–34Rank 4 from verse 5
33Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth.
34Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
33Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods elect? It is God that iustifieth:
34Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather that is risen againe, who is euen at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for vs.
- 1 Samuel 26:20Rank 5 from verse 5
20Now 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.
20Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to seeke a flea, as when one doeth hunt a partridge in the mountaines.
- Ephesians 5:16Rank 7 from verse 5
- Genesis 49:17Rank 8 from verse 5
- Isaiah 41:10–11Rank 10 from verse 5
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.
11Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.
10¶ Feare thou not, for I am with thee: be not dismaied, for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee, yea I will helpe thee, yea I will vphold thee with the right hand of my righteousnesse.
11*†Behold, all they that were incensed against thee, shalbe ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing, and they that striue with thee, shall perish.
- Proverbs 5:22Rank 11 from verse 5
- Psalms 22:16Rank 12 from verse 5
- Psalms 23:4Rank 13 from verse 5
- Psalms 27:1–2Rank 14 from verse 5
1THE 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?
2When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
1¶ The LORD is my light, and my saluation, whome shal I feare? the LORD is the strength of my life, of whō shall I be afraid?
2†When the wicked, euen mine enemies and my foes came vpon me to eat vp my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
- Psalms 38:4Rank 15 from verse 5
- Psalms 46:1–2Rank 16 from verse 5
1GOD is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
2Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
1¶ God is our refuge and strength: a very present helpe in trouble.
2†Therfore will not we feare, though the earth be remoued: and though the mountaines be caried into the midst of the sea.
- Psalms 56:6–7Rank 17 from verse 5
6They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.
7Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.
6They gather themselues together; they hide themselues, they marke my steps when they wait for my soule.
7Shall they escape by iniquitie? in thine anger cast downe the people, O God.
From verse 6
- 1 Timothy 6:17Rank 1 from verse 6
17Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
17Charge them that are rich in this world, that they bee not high minded, nor trust in †vncertaine riches, but in the liuing God, who giueth vs richly all things to enioy,
- Ezekiel 28:4–5Rank 2 from verse 6
4With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures:
5By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches:
4With thy wisedome and with thine vnderstanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and siluer into thy treasures.
5†By thy great wisedome, and by thy traffique hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted vp because of thy riches.
- Jeremiah 9:23Rank 3 from verse 6
23¶ Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
23¶ *Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches.
- Psalms 52:7Rank 4 from verse 6
- Proverbs 11:28Rank 5 from verse 6
- Luke 12:19Rank 6 from verse 6
- Mark 10:24Rank 7 from verse 6
24And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!
24And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Iesus answereth againe, and saith vnto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches, to enter into the kingdom of God?
- Esther 5:11Rank 8 from verse 6
11And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
11And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had aduanced him aboue the Princes, and seruants of the king.
- Hosea 12:8Rank 9 from verse 6
- Job 31:24–25Rank 10 from verse 6
24If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;
25If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;
24If I haue made golde my hope, or haue said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence:
25If I reioyced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had †gotten much:
- Proverbs 10:15Rank 11 from verse 6
- Proverbs 23:5Rank 12 from verse 6
- Psalms 62:10Rank 13 from verse 6
From verse 7
- Matthew 16:26Rank 1 from verse 7
- Matthew 20:28Rank 2 from verse 7
- 1 Peter 1:18Rank 3 from verse 7
18Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
18For as much as ye know that yee were not redeemed with corruptible things, as siluer and golde, from your vaine conuersation receiued by tradition from your fathers;
- 1 Timothy 2:6Rank 4 from verse 7
- Matthew 25:9Rank 5 from verse 7
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Psalms 49:5
1. For that reason, or as a conclusion from what precedes; therefore or consequently. 2. For what reason or purpose; why.
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A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.
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1. Alarm, dread, terror, or apprehension. 2. Reverence, awe, or respectful regard. 3. A person, thing, or event feared or revered. 4. To fear, dread, or reverence.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.
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Wickedness, unrighteousness, transgression, or sin; the guilt or burden of such wrongdoing.
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Sense 1: The back parts of the feet below the ankles. Sense 2: The corresponding rear parts of footwear.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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1. To go around, surround, enclose, or encircle. 2. A circuit, circumference, boundary, or roundabout route. 3. An instrument used to mark or draw a circle.
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1. Around or near in place, position, or movement; on every side, in a circuit, from place to place, or turned from one direction or state toward another. 2. Approximately in number, measure, distance, or time. 3. Concerning, occupied with, or engaged in a matter. 4. On the point of, intending, or attempting an action.
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Psalms 49:6
Sense 1: Confidence or reliance placed in a person or thing. Sense 2: To rely upon, confide in, or place confidence in. Sense 3: Something committed to another's care or charge.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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1. Riches, possessions, or material resources. 2. Prosperity, welfare, or well-being.
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Sense 1: To glory, exult, or speak confidently concerning oneself, another, or that in which one trusts. Sense 2: An expression or ground of glorying or confidence.
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1. A great number or large gathered body of persons, creatures, or forces; a crowd, company, or host. 2. A great number, amount, fullness, or abundance of years, words, deeds, mercies, sins, possessions, waters, or other stated things.
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Psalms 49:7
Sense 1: To buy back, repurchase, recover, or release a person or thing by payment, substitute, or appointed valuation. Sense 2: To rescue, free, or deliver from bondage, captivity, danger, death, enemies, trouble, the curse of the law, or iniquity.
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Sense 1: A male sibling; a near kinsman. Sense 2: A fellow member of a people or faith.
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To grant, hand, offer, supply, yield, or cause to have.
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The one true God.
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Sense 1: A price or payment for release or deliverance. Sense 2: As a verb, to redeem, rescue, or deliver.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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49:1HEAR this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
49:1¶ Heare this, all yee people, giue eare all yee inhabitants of the world:
49:2Both low and high, rich and poor, together.
49:2Both low, and high, rich and poore together.
49:3My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
49:3My mouth shall speake of wisedome: and the meditation of my heart shalbe of vnderstanding.
49:4I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
49:4*I will incline mine eare to a parable; I will open my darke saying vpon the harpe.
49:5Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?
49:5Wherefore should I feare in the daies of euill, when the iniquitie of my heeles shall compasse me about?
Selected passage49:6They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
49:6They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselues in the multitude of their riches:
Selected passage49:7None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
49:7None of them can by any meanes redeeme his brother, nor giue to God a ransome for him:
Selected passage49:8(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)
49:8(For the redemption of their soule is precious, and it ceaseth for euer.)
49:9That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
49:9That he should still liue for euer, and not see corruption.
49:10For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
49:10For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the foole, and the brutish person perish, and leaue their wealth to others.
49:11Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
49:11†Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for euer, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their owne names.
49:12Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
49:12Neuerthelesse man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beastes that perish.
49:13This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.
49:13†This their way is their follie; yet their posteritie approue their sayings. Selah.
49:14Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
49:14‖‖Like sheepe they are layd in the graue, death shall feede on them; and the vpright shall haue dominion ouer them in the morning, and their beauty shall consume in the graue, from their dwelling.
49:15But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
49:15†‖But God will redeeme my soule from the power of the graue; for he shall receiue me. Selah.
49:16Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
49:16Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased.
49:17For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
49:17*For when he dieth, he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
49:18Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
49:18†Though whiles he liued, he blessed his soule: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thy selfe.
49:19He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
49:19†Hee shall goe to the generation of his fathers, they shall neuer see light.
49:20Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
49:20Man that is in honour and vnderstandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.