Psalms

Psalm 52:5–8

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.”

⁸But I am like an olive tree

flourishing in the house of God;

I trust in the loving devotion of God

forever and ever.

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
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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The righteous	צַדִּיקִ֥ים	ṣad·dî·qîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H6662 just, righteous
will see	וְיִרְא֖וּ	wə·yir·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7200 see
and fear	וְיִירָ֗אוּ	wə·yî·rā·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3372 fear
they will mock	יִשְׂחָֽקוּ׃	yiś·ḥā·qū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7832 laugh

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Look at	הִנֵּ֤ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
the man	הַגֶּ֗בֶר	hag·ge·ḇer	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1397 man
who did not	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
make	יָשִׂ֥ים	yā·śîm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
God	אֱלֹהִ֗ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
his refuge	מָֽע֫וּזּ֥וֹ	mā·‘ūz·zōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4581 place or means of safety, protection
but trusted	וַ֭יִּבְטַח	way·yiḇ·ṭaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H982 trust
in the abundance	בְּרֹ֣ב	bə·rōḇ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7230 multitude, abundance, greatness
of his wealth	עָשְׁר֑וֹ	‘ā·šə·rōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6239 be or become rich
strengthened himself	יָ֝עֹ֗ז	yā·‘ōz	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5810 be strong
by destruction	בְּהַוָּתֽוֹ׃	bə·haw·wā·ṯōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1942 desire

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But I	וַאֲנִ֤י׀	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
am like an olive tree	כְּזַ֣יִת	kə·za·yiṯ	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H2132 olive-tree, olive
flourishing	רַ֭עֲנָן	ra·‘ă·nān	Adjective - masculine singular	H7488 luxuriant, fresh
in the house	בְּבֵ֣ית	bə·ḇêṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of God	אֱלֹהִ֑ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
I trust	בָּטַ֥חְתִּי	bā·ṭaḥ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H982 trust
in the loving devotion	בְחֶֽסֶד־	ḇə·ḥe·seḏ-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2617 goodness, kindness
of God	אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
forever	עוֹלָ֥ם	‘ō·w·lām	Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
and ever	וָעֶֽד׃	wā·‘eḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H5703 perpetuity