Psalms 49:5 Go deeper

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

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לָ֣מָּהLa.mah<to> why?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Psalms 49:5 word 1

אִ֭ירָא'I.ra'will I fear

Lemma: יָרֵא (ya.re) · Strong's: H3372G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)

Meaning: to fear

Used 205 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:15, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 20:8, Genesis 21:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3372G; TAHOT Psalms 49:5 word 2

בִּ֣ימֵיBi.meiin days of

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Psalms 49:5 word 3

רָ֑עRa'trouble

Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451B

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: bad: evil

Used 111 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 44:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7451B; TAHOT Psalms 49:5 word 4

עֲוֹ֖ן'a.Von[the] iniquity of

Lemma: עָוֺן (a.van) · Strong's: H5771G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: iniquity: crime

Used 180 times. Also: Genesis 15:16, Exodus 20:5, Exodus 34:7, Exodus 34:9, Leviticus 5:1, Leviticus 5:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5771G; TAHOT Psalms 49:5 word 5

עֲקֵבַ֣י'a.ke.Vaiheels my

Lemma: עָקֵב (a.qev) · Strong's: H6119

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: heel

Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 25:26, Genesis 49:17, Genesis 49:19, Joshua 8:13, Judges 5:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6119; TAHOT Psalms 49:5 word 6

יְסוּבֵּֽנִי\׃ye.su.Be.niit surrounds me

Lemma: סָבַב (sa.vav) · Strong's: H5437H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to turn: surround

Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 19:4, Exodus 39:6, Exodus 39:13, Numbers 21:4, Deuteronomy 2:1, Deuteronomy 2:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5437H; TAHOT Psalms 49:5 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Why	→	מָה H4100 what?
should I fear	→	יָרֵא H3372G to fear
in times	→	יוֹם H3117G day
of trouble	→	רַע H7451B bad: evil
when wicked	→	עָוֺן H5771G iniquity: crime
usurpers	→	H6120
surround me	→	סָבַב H5437H to turn: surround

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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