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 prefer evil to good. You prefer lying to speaking the truth. Selah 4You love every destructive accusation, you deceitful tongue! But God will ruin you forever. He will grab you and drag you out of your tent. He will pull your roots out of this world of the living. Selah 6Righteous people will see ⌞this⌟ and be struck with fear. They will laugh at you and say, 7“Look at this person who refused to make God his fortress! Instead, he trusted his great wealth and became strong through his greed.”

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 how that person conceives evil, is pregnant with harm, and gives birth to lies.
• Psalms 55:23But you, O God, will throw ⌞wicked people⌟ into the deepest pit. Bloodthirsty and deceitful people will not live out half their days. But I will trust you.
• Psalms 64:7But God will shoot them with an arrow. Suddenly, they will be struck dead.
• Psalms 120:2O Lord, rescue me from lying lips and from a deceitful tongue.
• Psalms 140:9Let the heads of those who surround me be covered with their own threats.
• Proverbs 12:19The word of truth lasts forever, but lies last only a moment.
• Proverbs 19:5A lying witness will not go unpunished. One who tells lies will not escape.
• Revelation 21:8But cowardly, unfaithful, and detestable people, murderers, sexual sinners, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars will find themselves in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”
• Psalms 37:35I have seen a wicked person ⌞acting like⌟ a tyrant, spreading himself out like a large cedar tree.
• Job 18:14He is dragged from the safety of his tent and marched off to the king of terrors.
• Job 20:6If his height reaches to the sky and his head touches the clouds,
• Luke 16:27“The rich man responded, ‘Then I ask you, Father, to send Lazarus back to my father’s home.
• Proverbs 2:22But wicked people will be cut off from the land and treacherous people will be torn from it.
• Psalms 27:13I believe that I will see the goodness of the Lord in this world of the living.
• Psalms 116:9I will walk in the Lord’s presence in this world of the living.
• Isaiah 38:11I thought that I wouldn’t see the Lord in this world. Even with all the people in the world, I thought I would never see another person.

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)

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• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
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• Mischief
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• Lively; Living
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• 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