King James Version

Psalms 49:5

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 49:6.

לָ֣מָּהlamahto howמָהpreposition, particle, interrogative — “to how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.אִ֭ירָאirafearיָרֵאverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “fear”, an unfinished actionH3372to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frightenaffright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), [idiom] see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).בִּ֣ימֵיbimein as long asיוֹםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “in as long as”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…רָ֑עrabadרַעadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “bad”, the ordinary formH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery…עֲוֺ֖ןaonfaultעָוֺןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “fault”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5771perversity, i.e. (moral) evilfault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.עֲקֵבַ֣יaqevayheelעָקֵבnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “heel”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6120a lier in waitheel (by mistake for H6119 (עָקֵב)).יְסוּבֵּֽנִיyesubenibringסָבַבverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “bring”, an unfinished actionH5437to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figurativelybring, cast, fetch, lead, make, walk, [idiom] whirl, [idiom] round about, be about on every side, apply, avoid, beset (about), besiege, bring again, carry (about), change, cause to come about, [idiom] circuit, (fetch a) compass (about, rou…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(49-6) Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my supplanters compasseth me about,

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

Why do I fear in days of evil? The iniquity of my supplanters doth compass me.

World English Bible

Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels surrounds me?

Darby Translation

Wherefore should I fear in the days of adversity, [when] the iniquity of my supplanters encompasseth me? —

Douay-Rheims

Gather ye together his saints to him: who set his covenant before sacrifices.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(49-6) Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my supplanters compasseth me about,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Wherefore should I fear in the evil day? the iniquity of my heel shall compass me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἱνατί φοβοῦμαι ἐν ἡμέρᾳ πονηρᾷ; ἡ ἀνομία τῆς πτέρνης μου κυκλώσει με.