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Whyלָמָּהshould I fearאִירָאin the daysבִּימֵיof evil,רָעthe iniquityעֲוֺןof those at my heelsעֲקֵבַיsurrounding me,יְסוּבֵּנִי
Psalms 49:5
Study it in the app“Why should I fear in the days of evil, the iniquity of those at my heels surrounding me,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 49:5, word by word
- should I fearאִירָאira
fear
To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.
Where else “ira” appears- in the daysימֵיyme
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yme” appears- of evilרָעra
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “ra” appears- the iniquityעֲוֺןavon
iniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avon” appears- of those at my heelsעֲקֵבַakeva
one lying in wait
One who lies in wait or follows another's steps to make him fall. It comes from the word "heel".
Where else “akeva” appears- surrounding meיְסוּבֵּyesube
surround
To enclose someone or something on every side.
Where else “yesube” appears
Translation note
Word for word the Hebrew says “the iniquity of my heels surrounds me.” It is understood of those who follow his steps to make him fall; it can also be read “the iniquity of those who deceive me.”
The context
4I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will open with the lyre my riddle.
5 · This verse (above)
6those who trust in their wealth and of the abundance of their riches boast?