Psalms
Psalm 52:2–4
2Your tongue devises destruction
like a sharpened razor,
O worker of deceit.
3You love evil more than good,
falsehood more than speaking truth.
Selah
4You love every word that devours,
O deceitful tongue.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 52:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your tongue | לְשׁוֹנֶ֑ךָ | lə·šō·w·ne·ḵā | Noun - common singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3956 tongue |
| devises | תַּחְשֹׁ֣ב | taḥ·šōḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H2803 think, account |
| destruction | הַ֭וּוֹת | haw·wō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H1942 desire |
| like a sharpened | מְ֝לֻטָּ֗שׁ | mə·luṭ·ṭāš | Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular | H3913 hammer, sharpen, whet |
| razor | כְּתַ֥עַר | kə·ṯa·‘ar | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular | H8593 razor, sheath |
| O worker | עֹשֵׂ֥ה | ‘ō·śêh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | H6213 do, make |
| of deceit | רְמִיָּֽה׃ | rə·mî·yāh | Noun - feminine singular | H7423 deceit, treachery |
Psalm 52:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You love | אָהַ֣בְתָּ | ’ā·haḇ·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H157 love |
| evil | רָּ֣ע | rā‘ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| more than good | מִטּ֑וֹב | miṭ·ṭō·wḇ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| falsehood | שֶׁ֓קֶר׀ | še·qer | Noun - masculine singular | H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood |
| more than speaking | מִדַּבֵּ֖ר | mid·dab·bêr | Preposition-m; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H1696 speak |
| truth | צֶ֣דֶק | ṣe·ḏeq | Noun - masculine singular | H6664 rightness, righteousness |
| Selah | סֶֽלָה׃ | se·lāh | Interjection | H5542 lift up |
Psalm 52:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You love | אָהַ֥בְתָּ | ’ā·haḇ·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H157 love |
| every | כָֽל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| word | דִּבְרֵי־ | diḇ·rê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1697 speech, word |
| that devours | בָ֗לַע | ḇā·la‘ | Noun - masculine singular | H1105 swallowing, devouring, thing swallowed |
| O deceitful | מִרְמָֽה׃ | mir·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H4820 deceit, treachery |
| tongue | לְשׁ֣וֹן | lə·šō·wn | Noun - common singular construct | H3956 tongue |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 52:2 Proverbs 18:21 · Proverbs 6:16–19 · Psalm 57:4 · Proverbs 12:18 · Jeremiah 9:3–4 · Psalm 59:7
Psalm 52:3 John 8:44 · Jeremiah 9:3–5 · 2 Timothy 3:4 · Romans 1:25 · Revelation 22:15 · Micah 3:2 · Jeremiah 9:8 · Jeremiah 4:22
Psalm 52:4 Psalm 120:3 · James 3:6–9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.