Psalms 49:3-5 in English

³ My mouth shall speak wisdom; And the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.

⁴ I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

⁵ Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, When iniquity at my heels compasseth me about?

³ God, our God, shall come manifestly, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall be kindled before him, and round about him there shall be a very great tempest.

⁴ He shall summon the heaven above, and the earth, that he may judge his people.

⁵ Assemble ye his saints to him, those that have engaged in a covenant with him upon sacrifices.

³ My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.

⁴ I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

⁵ Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?

³ My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.

⁴ I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

⁵ Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?

³ God, our God, shall come manifestly, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall be kindled before him, and round about him there shall be a very great tempest.

⁴ He shall summon the heaven above, and the earth, that he may judge his people.

⁵ Assemble you° his saints to him, those that have engaged in a covenant with him upon sacrifices.

³ My mouth shall speak wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.

⁴ I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

⁵ Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels compasseth me about?

³ because what I am thinking is very sensible, and what I say will enable you to become wise!

⁴ I think about MTY ◄proverbs/wise sayings►, and while I play my harp, I explain what they mean.

⁵ I am not RHQ afraid when I am in trouble/danger, when I am surrounded by my enemies,

³ God, our God, shall come manifestly, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall be kindled before him, and round about him there shall be a very great tempest.

⁴ He shall summon the heaven above, and the earth, that he may judge his people.

⁵ Assemble you° his saints to him, those that have engaged in a covenant with him upon sacrifices.

³ My mouth will speak words of wisdom. My heart will utter understanding.

⁴ I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will solve my riddle on the harp.

⁵ Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels surrounds me?

³ My mouth will speak words of wisdom. My heart will utter understanding.

⁴ I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will solve my riddle on the harp.

⁵ Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels surrounds me?

³ My mouth will speak words of wisdom. My heart will utter understanding.

⁴ I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will solve my riddle on the harp.

⁵ Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels surrounds me?

³ From my mouth will come words of wisdom; and in the thoughts of my heart will be knowledge.

⁴ I will put my teaching into a story; I will make my dark sayings clear with music.

⁵ What cause have I for fear in the days of evil, when the evil-doing of those who are working for my downfall is round about me?

³ My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding:

⁴ I will incline mine ear to a parable, I will open my riddle upon the harp.

⁵ Wherefore should I fear in the days of adversity, when the iniquity of my supplanters encompasseth me? —

³ God shall come manifestly: our God shall come, and shall not keep silence. A fire shall burn before him: and a mighty tempest shall be round about him.

⁴ He shall call heaven from above, and the earth, to judge his people.

⁵ Gather ye together his saints to him: who set his covenant before sacrifices.

³ For what I say is wise, and my thinking is perceptive.

⁴ I pay attention to wise sayings; I answer hard questions to a tune on the harp.

⁵ Why should I be afraid when trouble comes, when evil enemies surround me?

³ My mouth shall speake of wisdome, and the meditation of mine heart is of knowledge.

⁴ I will incline mine eare to a parable, and vtter my graue matter vpon the harpe.

⁵ Wherefore should I feare in the euil dayes, when iniquitie shall compasse me about, as at mine heeles?

³ (49-4) My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.

⁴ (49-5) I will incline mine ear to a parable; I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

⁵ (49-6) Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my supplanters compasseth me about,

³ My mouth shall speak of wisdom; And the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.

⁴ I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

⁵ Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, When the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?

³ (49:4) My mouth shall speak wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.

⁴ (49:5) I will incline my ear to a parable: I will open with the harp my riddle.

⁵ (49:6) Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my oppressors encompasseth me?—

³ God, our God, shall come manifestly, And shall not keep silence: A fire shall be kindled before him, And round about him there shall be a very great tempest.

⁴ He shall summon the heaven above, And the earth, that he may judge his people.

⁵ Assemble ye his saints to him, Those that have engaged in a covenant with him upon sacrifices.

³ My mouth shall speak wisdom, And the meditation of my mind shall be understanding.

⁴ I will incline mine ear to a poem; I will utter my song upon the harp.

⁵ Why should I fear in the days of adversity, When the iniquity of my adversaries encompasseth me;

³ My mouth shall utter wisdom, the thoughts of a seeing heart.

⁴ I incline my ear to a proverb, on the lyre I will open my riddle.

⁵ Why should I be afraid in the days of misfortune, when circled by wicked and cunning foes,

³ My mouth shall utter wisdom, the thoughts of a seeing heart.

⁴ I incline my ear to a proverb, on the lyre I will open my riddle.

⁵ Why should I be afraid in the days of misfortune, when circled by wicked and cunning foes,

³ My mouth will speak words of wisdom. My heart shall utter understanding.

⁴ I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will open my riddle on the harp.

⁵ Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels surrounds me?

³ My mouth will speak wisdom and the meditation of my heart will be of understanding.

⁴ I will incline my ear to a parable; I will begin my parable with the harp.

⁵ Why should I fear the days of evil, when iniquity surrounds me at my heels?

³ My mouth will speak words of wisdom. My heart will utter understanding.

⁴ I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will solve my riddle on the harp.

⁵ Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels surrounds me?

³ My mouth will speak words of wisdom. My heart will utter understanding.

⁴ I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will solve my riddle on the harp.

⁵ Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels surrounds me?

³ My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.

⁴ I will incline my ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

⁵ Why should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall encompass me?

³ My mouth will speak words of wisdom. My heart will utter understanding.

⁴ I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will solve my riddle on the harp.

⁵ Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels surrounds me?

³ My mouth will speak words of wisdom. My heart will utter understanding.

⁴ I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will solve my riddle on the harp.

⁵ Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels surrounds me?

³ My mouth shall speak wisdom; and the thinking of mine heart shall speak prudence.

⁴ I shall bow down mine ear into a parable; I shall open my reason set forth in a psaltery.

⁵ Why shall I dread in the evil day? the wickedness of mine heel shall encompass me.

³ My mouth shall speak wisdom; and the thinking of mine heart shall speak prudence.

⁴ I shall bow down mine ear into a parable; I shall open my reason set forth in a psaltery. (I shall listen closely to a parable; then I shall set forth my understanding on a lute.)

⁵ Why shall I dread in the evil day? the wickedness of mine heel shall (en)compass me. (Why should I have fear, or be afraid, on the day of evil, when the wickedness of my enemies shall surround me?)

³ My mouth speaketh wise things, And the meditations of my heart are things of understanding.

⁴ I incline to a simile mine ear, I open with a harp my riddle:

⁵ Why do I fear in days of evil? The iniquity of my supplanters doth compass me.