Psalms

Psalm 52:6–7

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.”

Word by word

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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

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

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.