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My mouth shall speak words of wisdom,
    my heart shall offer insights.(A)
I will turn my ear to a riddle,[a]
    expound my question on a lyre.

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Why should I fear in evil days,
    with the iniquity of my assailants surrounding me,

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Footnotes

  1. 49:5 Riddle: the psalmist’s personal solution to the perennial biblical problem of the prosperity of the wicked. Question: parallel in meaning to problem; in wisdom literature it means the mysterious way of how the world works.

I will turn my ear to a proverb;(A)
    with the harp(B) I will expound my riddle:(C)

Why should I fear(D) when evil days come,
    when wicked deceivers surround me—
those who trust in their wealth(E)
    and boast(F) of their great riches?(G)

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