Psalms

Psalm 52:5–7

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

6The righteous will see and fear;

they will mock the evildoer, saying,

7“Look at the man

who did not make God his refuge,

but trusted in the abundance of his wealth

and strengthened himself by destruction.”

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Psalm 52:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Surelyגַּם־gam-ConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
Godאֵל֮’êlNoun - masculine singularH410 god
will bring you downיִתָּצְךָ֪yit·tā·ṣə·ḵāVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singularH5422 pull down, break down
to everlasting ruinלָ֫נֶ֥צַחlā·ne·ṣaḥPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH5331 eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity
He will snatch you upיַחְתְּךָ֣yaḥ·tə·ḵāVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singularH2846 snatch up
and tear you awayוְיִסָּחֲךָ֣wə·yis·sā·ḥă·ḵāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singularH5255 pull or tear away
fromמֵאֹ֑הֶלmê·’ō·helPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singularH168 tent
He will uproot youוְשֵֽׁרֶשְׁךָ֨wə·šê·reš·ḵāConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singularH8327 deal with the roots
from the landמֵאֶ֖רֶץmê·’e·reṣPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular constructH776 earth, land
of the livingחַיִּ֣יםḥay·yîmAdjective - masculine pluralH2416 alive, living
Selahסֶֽלָה׃se·lāhInterjectionH5542 lift up

Psalm 52:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The righteousצַדִּיקִ֥יםṣad·dî·qîmAdjective - masculine pluralH6662 just, righteous
will seeוְיִרְא֖וּwə·yir·’ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7200 see
and fearוְיִירָ֗אוּwə·yî·rā·’ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH3372 fear
they will mockיִשְׂחָֽקוּ׃yiś·ḥā·qūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7832 laugh

Psalm 52:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Look atהִנֵּ֤הhin·nêhInterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
the manהַגֶּ֗בֶרhag·ge·ḇerArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1397 man
who did notלֹ֤אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
makeיָשִׂ֥יםyā·śîmVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH7760 put, place, set
Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
his refugeמָֽע֫וּזּ֥וֹmā·‘ūz·zōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH4581 place or means of safety, protection
but trustedוַ֭יִּבְטַחway·yiḇ·ṭaḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH982 trust
in the abundanceבְּרֹ֣בbə·rōḇPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH7230 multitude, abundance, greatness
of his wealthעָשְׁר֑וֹ‘ā·šə·rōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH6239 be or become rich
strengthened himselfיָ֝עֹ֗זyā·‘ōzVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5810 be strong
by destructionבְּהַוָּתֽוֹ׃bə·haw·wā·ṯōwPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1942 desire

Cross-references

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Psalm 52:5 Proverbs 2:22 · Psalm 27:13 · Revelation 21:8 · Job 18:14 · Proverbs 12:19 · Isaiah 38:11 · Proverbs 19:9

Psalm 52:6 Job 22:19 · Psalm 40:3 · Psalm 37:34 · Revelation 18:20 · Revelation 15:4

Psalm 52:7 Jeremiah 17:5 · Ecclesiastes 8:8 · Psalm 73:18–20 · Psalm 49:6–20 · Job 31:24–25 · John 19:5 · Isaiah 14:16–17 · 1 Timothy 6:17 · Hosea 12:7–8 · Psalm 146:3–5 · Psalm 62:9–10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.