Psalms 52 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 53

¹For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Mahalath.” A contemplation by David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity. There is no one who does good.

KJVTo the chief Musician^H5329^(H8764) upon Mahalath^H4257, Maschil^H4905^(H8688), A Psalm of David^H1732. The fool^H5036 hath said^H559^(H8804) in his heart^H3820, There is no God^H430. Corrupt^H7843^(H8689) are they, and have done abominable^H8581^(H8689) iniquity^H5766: there is none that doeth^H6213^(H8802) good^H2896.

² God looks down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there are any who understood, who seek after God.

KJVGod^H430 looked down^H8259^(H8689) from heaven^H8064 upon the children^H1121 of men^H120, to see^H7200^(H8800) if there were^H3426 any that did understand^H7919^(H8688), that did seek^H1875^(H8802) God^H430.

³ Every one of them has gone back. They have become filthy together. There is no one who does good, no, not one.

KJVEvery one of them is gone back^H5472^(H8804): they are altogether^H3162 become filthy^H444^(H8738); there is none that doeth^H6213^(H8802) good^H2896, no, not one^H259.

⁴ Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread, and don’t call on God?

KJVHave the workers^H6466^(H8802) of iniquity^H205 no knowledge^H3045^(H8804)? who eat up^H398^(H8802) my people^H5971 as they eat^H398^(H8804) bread^H3899: they have not called^H7121^(H8804) upon God^H430.

⁵ There they were in great fear, where no fear was, for God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you. You have put them to shame, because God has rejected them.

KJVThere were they in great^H6343 fear^H6342^(H8804), where no fear^H6343 was: for God^H430 hath scattered^H6340^(H8765) the bones^H6106 of him that encampeth^H2583^(H8802) against thee: thou hast put them to shame^H954^(H8689), because God^H430 hath despised^H3988^(H8804) them.

⁶ Oh that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When God brings back his people from captivity, then Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

KJVOh that^H5414^(H8799) the salvation^H3444 of Israel^H3478 were come out of Zion^H6726! When God^H430 bringeth back^H7725^(H8800) the captivity^H7622 of his people^H5971, Jacob^H3290 shall rejoice^H1523^(H8799), and Israel^H3478 shall be glad^H8055^(H8799).

WEB·Psalms 52

¹For the Chief Musician. A contemplation by David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, “David has come to Ahimelech’s house.” Why do you boast of mischief, mighty man? God’s loving kindness endures continually.

KJVTo the chief Musician^H5329^(H8764), Maschil^H4905^(H8688), A Psalm of David^H1732, when Doeg^H1673 the Edomite^H130 came^H935^(H8800) and told^H5046^(H8686) Saul^H7586, and said^H559^(H8799) unto him, David^H1732 is come^H935^(H8804) to the house^H1004 of Ahimelech^H288. Why boastest^H1984^(H8691) thou thyself in mischief^H7451, O mighty^H1368 man? the goodness^H2617 of God^H410 endureth continually^H3117.

² Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

KJVThy tongue^H3956 deviseth^H2803^(H8799) mischiefs^H1942; like a sharp^H3913^(H8794) razor^H8593, working^H6213^(H8802) deceitfully^H7423.

³ You love evil more than good, lying rather than speaking the truth. Selah.

KJVThou lovest^H157^(H8804) evil^H7451 more than good^H2896; and lying^H8267 rather than to speak^H1696^(H8763) righteousness^H6664. Selah^H5542.

⁴ You love all devouring words, you deceitful tongue.

KJVThou lovest^H157^(H8804) all devouring^H1105 words^H1697, O thou deceitful^H4820 tongue^H3956.

⁵ God will likewise destroy you forever. He will take you up, and pluck you out of your tent, and root you out of the land of the living. Selah.

KJVGod^H410 shall likewise destroy^H5422^(H8799) thee for ever^H5331, he shall take thee away^H2846^(H8799), and pluck thee out^H5255^(H8799) of thy dwelling place^H168, and root thee out^H8327^(H8765) of the land^H776 of the living^H2416. Selah^H5542.

⁶ The righteous also will see it, and fear, and laugh at him, saying,

KJVThe righteous^H6662 also shall see^H7200^(H8799), and fear^H3372^(H8799), and shall laugh^H7832^(H8799) at him:

⁷ “Behold, this is the man who didn’t make God his strength, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.”

KJVLo, this is the man^H1397 that made^H7760^(H8799) not God^H430 his strength^H4581; but trusted^H982^(H8799) in the abundance^H7230 of his riches^H6239, and strengthened^H5810^(H8799) himself in his wickedness^H1942.

⁸ But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in God’s house. I trust in God’s loving kindness forever and ever.

KJVBut I am like a green^H7488 olive tree^H2132 in the house^H1004 of God^H430: I trust^H982^(H8804) in the mercy^H2617 of God^H430 for ever^H5769 and ever^H5703.

⁹ I will give you thanks forever, because you have done it. I will hope in your name, for it is good, in the presence of your saints.

KJVI will praise^H3034^(H8686) thee for ever^H5769, because thou hast done^H6213^(H8804) it: and I will wait^H6960^(H8762) on thy name^H8034; for it is good^H2896 before thy saints^H2623.

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