Psalms

Psalm 52:2–5

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.

⁵Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin;

He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent;

He will uproot you from the land of the living.

Selah

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.

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

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

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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Surely	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
God	אֵל֮	’êl	Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
will bring you down	יִתָּצְךָ֪	yit·tā·ṣə·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H5422 pull down, break down
to everlasting ruin	לָ֫נֶ֥צַח	lā·ne·ṣaḥ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5331 eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity
He will snatch you up	יַחְתְּךָ֣	yaḥ·tə·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H2846 snatch up
and tear you away	וְיִסָּחֲךָ֣	wə·yis·sā·ḥă·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H5255 pull or tear away
from	מֵאֹ֑הֶל	mê·’ō·hel	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H168 tent
He will uproot you	וְשֵֽׁרֶשְׁךָ֨	wə·šê·reš·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H8327 deal with the roots
from the land	מֵאֶ֖רֶץ	mê·’e·reṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of the living	חַיִּ֣ים	ḥay·yîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2416 alive, living
Selah	סֶֽלָה׃	se·lāh	Interjection	H5542 lift up