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 more than good, Falsehood more than speaking what is right. Selah. 4You love all words that devour, O deceitful tongue. But God will break you down forever; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent, And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah. 6The righteous will see and fear, And will laugh at him, saying, 7“Behold, the man who would not make God his refuge, But trusted in the abundance of his riches And was strong in his evil desire.”

Psalms 52:5 word by word

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

• But Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
• will breakנָתַץnâthats · to tearH5422
• foreverנֵ֫צַחnetsach nêtsach · perpetuityH5331
• He will snatchחָתָהchâthâh · to snatch upH2846
• tearנָסַחnâsach · to pullH5255
• tentאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
• uprootשָׁרַשׁshârash · to uprootH8327
• landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of the livingחַיchay · aliveH2416
• Selahסֶ֫לָהselâh · SelahH5542

Cross-references for Psalms 52:5

• Psalms 7:14Behold, he travails with wickedness, And he conceives mischief and brings forth falsehood.
• Psalms 55:23But You, O God, will bring them down to the pit of destruction; Men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
• Psalms 64:7But God will shoot at them with an arrow; Suddenly they will be wounded.
• Psalms 120:2Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips, From a deceitful tongue.
• Psalms 140:9“As for the head of those who surround me, May the mischief of their lips cover them.
• Proverbs 12:19Truthful lips will be established forever, But a lying tongue is only for a moment.
• Proverbs 19:5A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who tells lies will not escape.
• Revelation 21:8But for the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”
• Psalms 37:35I have seen a wicked, violent man Spreading himself like a luxuriant tree in its native soil.
• Job 18:14He is torn from the security of his tent, And they march him before the king of terrors.
• Job 20:6Though his loftiness reaches the heavens, And his head touches the clouds,
• Luke 16:27And he said, ‘Then I beg you, father, that you send him to my father’s house--
• Proverbs 2:22But the wicked will be cut off from the land And the treacherous will be uprooted from it.
• Psalms 27:13I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living.
• Psalms 116:9I shall walk before the Lord In the land of the living.
• Isaiah 38:11I said, “I will not see the Lord, The Lord in the land of the living; I will look on man no more among the inhabitants of the world.

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