Psalms 52:5

Psalms 52:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.
• New International Version (NIV)Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin: He will snatch you up and pluck you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But God will break you down forever; he will snatch and tear you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
• New King James Version (NKJV)God shall likewise destroy you forever; He shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place, And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah

Context of Psalms 52:5

3You love evil instead of good, lying instead of speaking truthfully.Selah 4You love any words that destroy, you treacherous tongue! This is why God will bring you down forever. He will take you, ripping you out of your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living.Selah 6The righteous will see and fear, and they will derisively say about that hero, 7“Here is the man who would not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, taking refuge in his destructive behavior.”

Psalms 52:5 word by word

גַּם־אֵל֮ יִתָּצְךָ֪ לָ֫נֶ֥צַח יַחְתְּךָ֣ וְיִסָּחֲךָ֣ מֵאֹ֑הֶל וְשֵֽׁרֶשְׁךָ֨ מֵאֶ֖רֶץ חַיִּ֣ים סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
• shall likewise destroyנָתַץnâthats · to tearH5422
• thee for everנֵ֫צַחnetsach nêtsach · perpetuityH5331
• he shall take thee awayחָתָהchâthâh · to snatch upH2846
• and pluck thee outנָסַחnâsach · to pullH5255
• dwelling placeאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
• and root thee outשָׁרַשׁshârash · to uprootH8327
• of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of the livingחַיchay · aliveH2416
• Selahסֶ֫לָהselâh · SelahH5542

Cross-references for Psalms 52:5

• Psalms 7:14See, the wicked one is pregnant with evil, conceives trouble, and gives birth to deceit.
• Psalms 55:23God, you will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and treachery will not live out half their days. But I will trust in you.
• Psalms 64:7But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly, they will be wounded.
• Psalms 120:2“Lord, rescue me from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.”
• Psalms 140:9When those who surround me rise up, may the trouble their lips cause overwhelm them.
• Proverbs 12:19Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue, only a moment.
• Proverbs 19:5A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.
• Revelation 21:8But the cowards, faithless, detestable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars — their share will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”
• Psalms 37:35I have seen a wicked, violent person well-rooted, like a flourishing native tree.
• Job 18:14He is ripped from the security of his tent and marched away to the king of terrors.
• Job 20:6Though his arrogance reaches heaven, and his head touches the clouds,
• Luke 16:27“‘Father,’ he said, ‘then I beg you to send him to my father’s house —
• Proverbs 2:22but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the treacherous ripped out of it.
• Psalms 27:13I am certain that I will see the Lord’s goodness in the land of the living.
• Psalms 116:9I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
• Isaiah 38:11I said: I will never see the Lord, the Lord in the land of the living; I will not look on humanity any longer with the inhabitants of what is passing away.

Commentaries on Psalms 52:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5God shall likewise destroy thee - God shall set himself to destroy thee; יתצך yittotscha, "he will pull down thy building;" he shall unroof it, dilapidate, and dig up thy foundation. He shall bruise or break thee to pieces for ever; thou shalt have neither strength, consistence, nor support. 3. He will mow thee down, and sweep thee away like dust or chaff, or light hay in a whirlwind, so that thou shalt be scattered to all the winds of heaven. Thou shalt…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5God shall likewise destroy thee for ever - Margin, “beat thee down.” The Hebrew word means to “tear, to break down, to destroy:” Leviticus 14:45; Judges 6:30. The reference here is not to the “tongue” alluded to in the previous verses, but to Doeg himself. The language in the verse is intensive and emphatic. The main idea is presented in a variety of forms, all designed to denote utter and absolute destruction - a complete and entire sweeping away, so…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5God will strike the wicked down like a pagan altar, idol, or unclean vessel (Exodus 34:13; Leviticus 11:35; 2 Kings 10:27).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. likewise--or, "so," "also," as you have done to others God will do to you (Psa 18:27). The following terms describe the most entire ruin.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 52:5

• Falsehood
• Rich, the
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• David
• Mischief
• Psalms
• Doeg
• Lively; Living
• Psalms, Book of
• Maschil

Commentaries on Psalms 52

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings