Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 52:1-9

1Whyמַה־mah-H4100do you boastתִּתְהַלֵּ֣לtit.ha.LelH1984of evilבְּ֭רָעָהBe.ra.'ahH7451,O mighty manהַגִּבּ֑וֹרha.gi.BorH1368?The loving devotionחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617of Godאֵ֝֗ל'ElH410enduresallכָּל־kol-H3605day longהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

2Your tongueלְשׁוֹנֶ֑ךָle.sho.Ne.khaH3956devisesתַּחְשֹׁ֣בtach.ShoH2803destructionהַ֭וּוֹתHa.VotH1942like a sharpenedמְ֝לֻטָּ֗שׁme.lu.TashH3913razorכְּתַ֥עַרke.Ta.'arH8593,O workerעֹשֵׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213of deceitרְמִיָּֽה׃re.mi.YahH7423.

3You loveאָהַ֣בְתָּ'a.Hav.taH157evilH7451more than goodמִטּ֑וֹבmi.TovH2896,falsehoodשֶׁ֓קֶר׀She.kerH8267more than speakingמִדַּבֵּ֖רmi.da.BerH1696truthצֶ֣דֶקTze.dekH6664.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542

4You loveאָהַ֥בְתָּ'a.Hav.taH157everyכָֽל־khol-H3605wordדִּבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697that devoursבָ֗לַעVa.la'H1105,O deceitfulמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820tongueH3956.

5Surelyגַּם־gam-H1571Godאֵל֮'elH410will bring you downיִתָּצְךָ֪yi.ta.tze.KhaH5422to everlasting ruinלָ֫נֶ֥צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331;He will snatch you upיַחְתְּךָ֣yach.te.KhaH2846and tear you awayוְיִסָּחֲךָ֣ve.yi.sa.cha.KhaH5255from your tentמֵאֹ֑הֶלme.'O.helH168;He will uproot youוְשֵֽׁרֶשְׁךָ֨ve.she.resh.KhaH8327from the landמֵאֶ֖רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the livingחַיִּ֣יםchai.YimH2416.SelahH5542

6The righteousצַדִּיקִ֥יםtza.di.KimH6662will seeוְיִרְא֖וּve.yir.'UH7200and fearוְיִירָ֗אוּve.yi.Ra.'uH3372;they will mock the evildoer, sayingוְעָלָ֥יו יִשְׂחָֽקוּ׃ve.'a.Lav yis.Cha.kuH5921 H7832,

7“Look atהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009the manהַגֶּ֗בֶרha.Ge.verH1397who did notלֹ֤אlo'H3808makeיָשִׂ֥יםya.SimH7760Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430his refugeמָֽע֫וּזּ֥וֹma.'U.ZoH4581,but trustedוַ֭יִּבְטַחVai.yiv.tachH982in the abundanceבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230of his wealthעָשְׁר֑וֹa.she.RoH6239andstrengthened himselfיָ֝עֹ֗זya.'OzH5810by destructionבְּהַוָּתֽוֹ׃be.ha.va.ToH1942.”

8But Iוַאֲנִ֤י׀va.'a.NiH589am like an olive treeכְּזַ֣יִתke.Za.yitH2132flourishingרַ֭עֲנָןRa.'a.nonH7488in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430;I trustבָּטַ֥חְתִּיba.Tach.tiH982in the loving devotionבְחֶֽסֶד־ve.che.sed-H2617of Godאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430foreverעוֹלָ֥םo.LamH5769and everוָעֶֽד׃va.'EdH5703.

9I will praise Youאוֹדְךָ֣'od.KhaH3034foreverלְ֭עוֹלָםLe.'o.lomH5769,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588You have done itעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213.I will wait onוַאֲקַוֶּ֖הva.'a.ka.VehH6960Your nameשִׁמְךָ֥shim.KhaH8034—forכִֽי־khi-H3588it is goodH2896—in the presenceנֶ֣גֶדNe.gedH5048of Your saintsחֲסִידֶֽיךָ׃cha.si.Dei.khaH2623.

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