Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when misfortune strikes the believer, when the iniquity of my heels, the calamity inflicted by his oppressors, by bad men who abuse their power for such purposes, shall compass me about? It is the old complaint that the wicked surround the just, trying to attack them unawares and to inflict injury upon them.
Verse Psalms 49:5. _THE INIQUITY OF MY HEELS_] Perhaps עקבי _akebai_, which we translate _my heels_, should be considered the contracted plural of עקבים _akebim, supplanters_. The verse would then re...
WHEREFORE SHOULD I FEAR IN THE DAYS OF EVIL - This verse is designed evidently to state the main subject of the psalm; the result of the reflections of the author on what had been to him a source of p...
Psalms 49 Retrospects and Meditations _ 1. Hear this, all ye peoples! (Psalms 49:1)_ 2. His message of retrospect and encouragement (Psalms 49:5) If such is the outcome and the goal of the purpose...
XLIX. THE IMMORTALITY OF THE RIGHTEOUS. The poet takes a popular proverb for his theme. This proverb recurs as a refrain in Psalms 49:12 and Psalms 49:20, and it probably stood originally after Psalms...
DAYS OF EVIL. His were in Matthew 26:38; Luke 22:44; 3 John 1:12; 3 John 1:12 :27....
_in the days of evil_ Or, of the evil man: when evil or evil men seem to have the upper hand, uncontrolled by any divine law of righteousness. Cp. Psalms 94:13. when _the iniquity of my heels_&c. App...
The limits to the power and the possession of wealth....
WHEREFORE SHOULD I FEAR, &C.— _Wherefore should I fear in the days of adversity, when the iniquity of those who lie in wait for me, surrounds me?_ Bishop Hare. Houbigant renders the last clause, _Beca...
PSALMS 49 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Death and Redemption: Oppressed Saints Comforted and Oppressors Rebuked. ANALYSIS Startta I, Psalms 49:1-6, An Introduction, consisting of the Proem and the Problem. Sta...
_WHEREFORE SHOULD I FEAR IN THE DAYS OF EVIL, WHEN THE INIQUITY OF MY HEELS SHALL COMPASS ME ABOUT?_ Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about...
49:5 supplanters (e-15) Or 'of them who would trip me up.'...
There is little to fix the date of this Ps. The writer moralises, in the fashion of the book of Proverbs, on the vanity of wealth and honour apart from understanding. The rich man cannot deliver his f...
_When_ THE INIQUITY OF MY HEELS, etc.] RV 'When iniquity at my heels,' etc. RM gives a still better sense, connecting Proverbs 1:5, 'When the iniquity of them that would supplant me compasseth me abou...
PSALMS 42:72 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. Words marked with a *star are described in the word list at the end. The translated Bible text has yet to go through Advanced Che...
SHOULD I FEAR? — Here the problem is stated not in a _speculative,_ but _personal_ form. The poet himself _feels_ the pressure of this riddle of life. WHEN THE INIQUITY OF MY HEELS. — The Authorised V...
_[Psalms 49:6]_ לָ֣מָּה אִ֭ירָא בִּ֣ ימֵי רָ֑ע...
Psalms 49:1 THIS psalm touches the high-water mark of Old Testament faith in a future life; and in that respect, as well as in its application of that faith to alleviate the mystery of present inequal...
THE FOLLY OF TRUSTING IN RICHES Psalms 49:1 Here is a proclamation worthy of the hearing of all the world. The psalmist is listening to voices unheard by ordinary ears. Be sure to listen to God's voi...
This is the song of a principle, and the psalmist commences by calling peoples of all castes and classes to give attention. It denies the power of material wealth, and a5rms that of uprightness. There...
Wherefore should I (b) fear in the days of evil, [when] the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about? (b) Though wickedness reigns and enemies rage, seeing God will execute his judgments against t...
His saints. Hebrew, "my merciful ones," (Haydock) the chosen people, (Calmet) particularly priests, (Theodoret) who might have too high an opinion of the legal sacrifices, (St. Chrysostom) or all the...
He openeth his sermon with proposing a question, What cause is there to fear on account of wickedness? This seems to be the text of his discourse. And he proceeds to give a most satisfactory and decid...
5._Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil? _The Psalmist now enters upon the point on which he proposed to discourse, That the people of God must not yield to despondency even in the most distres...
Psalms 49 is a moral conclusion for all, founded on these judgments of God. Wealth, elevation, all that is exalted in man, is nothing. Man expects to endure, gives his own name to his lands, blesses h...
WHEREFORE SHOULD I FEAR IN THE DAYS OF EVIL,.... This is the principal thing that all are before called to hearken to. This is the wisdom and understanding the psalmist had been meditating upon, and w...
Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, [when] the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about? Ver. 5. _Wherfore should I fear in the days of evil?_] All the days of the afflicted are evil, Pro...
_Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil_ Either, 1st, Of _sin;_ when iniquities of all sorts abound, which is, in many respects, grievous and vexatious to good men. Or, 2d, Of _misery;_ in times...
1-5 We seldom meet with a more solemn introduction: there is no truth of greater importance. Let all hear this with application to ourselves. The poor are in danger from undue desire toward the wealt...
He speaks in his own person, because he had now said that he would _incline his ear_, PSALMS 49:4, i.e. learn and practise what he was teaching others; but his meaning is more general, that there is n...
Psalms 49:5 fear H3372 (H8799) days H3117 evil H7451 iniquity H5771 heels H6120 surrounds H5437 (H8799)...
AN APPEAL TO LISTEN TO HIS WORDS (PSALMS 49:1). The Psalmist commences by making an appeal to all men, both high and low, rich and poor, to listen to his wisdom. Note his recognition that he is speaki...
The chief musician here bids us not to fear the ungodly. However high they may be placed, they are but dying men, and when they die their hope shall perish with them. He gives a very graphic descripti...
CONTENTS: The despicable character of those who trust in their wealth. CHARACTERS: God, Psalmist. CONCLUSION: There is no security in the possession and enjoyment of wealth, for money cannot buy the...
Psalms 49:1. _Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world._ The psalmist opens his song as a philosopher and a prophet, giving equal instruction to all mankind. Psalms 49:3. _M...
_Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world: both low and high, rich and poor, together._ THE INEQUALITIES OF SOCIETY Impressive and instructive that scene in the wood of Sen...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 49:1. This is a wisdom psalm. In particular, it addresses the confusion that the faithful often feel when they encounter trouble even while unfaithful people seem to get alo...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 49:5 After presenting the puzzle (vv. Psalms 49:5), the song reminds all its singers that every single person has the same end, death (vv....
INTRODUCTION _Superscription_.—“_To the Chief Musician, a psalm for the sons of Korah_.” See Introduction to Psalms 42. Both the author of the psalm, and the occasion on which it was composed, are unk...
EXPOSITION THIS is a didactic poem, and resembles in some respects Psalms 37:1, and Psalms 73:1. It deals with the same problem—the contrast between the lot of the righteous man, whom the wicked perse...
Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world: Both low and high, rich and poor, together. My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understandin...
1 Samuel 26:20; Acts 27:24; Amos 5:13; Ephesians 5:16; Genesis 49:17;...
In the days — In times of great distress and calamity, when wicked men flourish, and good men are oppressed. Supplanters — This character fitly agrees to David's enemies, who were not only malicious,...