New King James Version
Psalms 52:6
6The righteous also shall see and fear, And shall laugh at him, saying,
Psalms 52:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:
- New International Version (NIV)The righteous will see and fear; they will laugh at you, saying,
- English Standard Version (ESV)The righteous shall see and fear, and shall laugh at him, saying,
- New Living Translation (NLT)The righteous will see it and be amazed. They will laugh and say,
Context of Psalms 52:6
4You love all devouring words, You deceitful tongue. 5God 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 The righteous also shall see and fear, And shall laugh at him, saying, 7“Here is the man who did not make God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And strengthened himself in his wickedness.” 8But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever.
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וְיִרְא֖וּ צַדִּיקִ֥ים וְיִירָ֗אוּ וְעָלָ֥יו יִשְׂחָֽקוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 52:6
- Psalms 37:34Wait on the Lord, And keep His way, And He shall exalt you to inherit the land; When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
- Psalms 64:9All men shall fear, And shall declare the work of God; For they shall wisely consider His doing.
- Psalms 97:8Zion hears and is glad, And the daughters of Judah rejoice Because of Your judgments, O Lord.
- Job 22:19“The righteous see it and are glad, And the innocent laugh at them:
- Malachi 1:5Your eyes shall see, And you shall say, ‘The Lord is magnified beyond the border of Israel.’
- Revelation 15:4Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. For all nations shall come and worship before You, For Your judgments have been manifested.”
- Revelation 16:5And I heard the angel of the waters saying: “You are righteous, O Lord, The One who is and who was and who is to be, Because You have judged these things.
- Revelation 18:20“Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you holy apostles and prophets, for God has avenged you on her!”
- Revelation 19:1After these things I heard a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, “Alleluia! Salvation and glory and honor and power belong to the Lord our God!
- Psalms 40:3He has put a new song in my mouth— Praise to our God; Many will see it and fear, And will trust in the Lord.
- Psalms 119:120My flesh trembles for fear of You, And I am afraid of Your judgments.
- Psalms 58:10The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance; He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked,
- Isaiah 37:22this is the word which the Lord has spoken concerning him: “The virgin, the daughter of Zion, Has despised you, laughed you to scorn; The daughter of Jerusalem Has shaken her head behind your back!
Commentaries on Psalms 52:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6The righteous also shall see, and fear - The thing shall be done in the sight of the saints; they shall see God's judgments on the workers of iniquity; and they shall fear a God so holy and just, and feel the necessity of being doubly on their guard lest they fall into the same condemnation. But instead of וייראו veyirau, "and they shall fear," three of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS., with the Syriac, have וישמחו veyismachu, "and shall rejoice;" and…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6The righteous also shaIl see - See the notes at Psalm 37:34. And fear - The effect of such a judgment will be to produce reverence in the minds of good people - a solemn sense of the justice of God; to make them tremble at such fearful judgments; and to fear lest they should violate the law, and bring judgment on themselves. And shall laugh at him - Compare the notes at Psalm 2:4. See also Psalm 58:10; Psalm 64:9-10; Proverbs 1:26. The idea here is not…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-9Verses 6-9 Those wretchedly deceive themselves, who think to support themselves in power and wealth without God. The wicked man trusted in the abundance of his riches; he thought his wickedness would help him to keep his wealth. Right or wrong, he would get what he could, and keep what he had, and ruin any one that stood in his way; this he thought would strengthen him; but see what it comes to! Those who by faith and love dwell in the house of God, shall…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6see and fear: In Hebrew, these words sound almost alike.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. shall ... fear--regard with religious awe. laugh at him--for his folly;Read the comment
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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
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