Go
Articles on

Psalm 52

Psa. 52:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

+
5
God
'el (Hebrew #410)
strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
KJV usage: God (god), X goodly, X great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in "-el."
Pronounce: ale
Origin: shortened from 352
b shall likewise γdestroy
nathats (Hebrew #5422)
to tear down
KJV usage: beat down, break down (out), cast down, destroy, overthrow, pull down, throw down.
Pronounce: naw-thats'
Origin: a primitive root
thee for ever
netsach (Hebrew #5331)
or netsach {nay'-tsakh}; from 5329; properly, a goal, i.e. the bright object at a distance travelled towards; hence (figuratively), splendor, or (subjectively) truthfulness, or (objectively) confidence; but usually (adverbially), continually (i.e. to the most distant point of view); --alway(-s), constantly, end, (+ n-)ever(more), perpetual, strength, victory.
Pronounce: neh'-tsakh
, he shall take thee away
chathah (Hebrew #2846)
to lay hold of; especially to pick up fire
KJV usage: heap, take (away).
Pronounce: khaw-thaw'
Origin: a primitive root
, and pluck thee out
nacach (Hebrew #5255)
to tear away
KJV usage: destroy, pluck, root.
Pronounce: naw-sakh'
Origin: a primitive root
of thy dwelling place
'ohel (Hebrew #168)
a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)
KJV usage: covering, (dwelling)(place), home, tabernacle, tent.
Pronounce: o'-hel
Origin: from 166
, andc root thee out
sharash (Hebrew #8327)
to root, i.e. strike into the soil, or (by implication) to pluck from it
KJV usage: (take, cause to take) root (out).
Pronounce: shaw-rash'
Origin: a primitive root
of the land
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
of the living
chay (Hebrew #2416)
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
KJV usage: + age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
Pronounce: khah'-ee
Origin: from 2421
. Selah
celah (Hebrew #5542)
suspension (of music), i.e. pause
KJV usage: Selah.
Pronounce: seh'-law
Origin: from 5541
.
b
Prov. 19:5,9• 5A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall not escape.
 9A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall perish. (Prov. 19:5,9)
γ
beat thee down.
c
Prov. 2:22• 22but the wicked shall be cut off from the land, and the unfaithful shall be plucked up out of it. (Prov. 2:22)

More on:

+
Forever,
God,
Selah

Cross References

+

Ministry on This Verse

+
God.
Psa. 7:14‑16• 14Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, yea, he hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood:
 15He digged a pit, and hollowed it out, and is fallen into the hole that he made.
 16His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violence shall come down upon his own pate. (Psa. 7:14‑16)
;
Psa. 55:23• 23And thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days. But as for me, I will confide in thee. (Psa. 55:23)
;
Psa. 64:7‑10• 7But God will shoot an arrow at them: suddenly are they wounded;
 8By their own tongue they are made to fall over one another: all that see them shall flee away.
 9And all men shall fear, and shall declare God's doing; and they shall wisely consider his work.
 10The righteous shall rejoice in Jehovah, and trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory. (Psa. 64:7‑10)
;
Psa. 120:2‑4• 2Jehovah, deliver my soul from the lying lip, from the deceitful tongue.
 3What shall be given unto thee, what shall be added unto thee, thou deceitful tongue?
 4Sharp arrows of a mighty one, with burning coals of broom-wood. (Psa. 120:2‑4)
;
Psa. 140:9‑11• 9As for the head of those that encompass me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
 10Let burning coals fall on them; let them be cast into the fire; into deep waters, that they rise not up again.
 11Let not the man of evil tongue be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the man of violence to his ruin. (Psa. 140:9‑11)
;
Prov. 12:19• 19The lip of truth shall be established for ever; but a lying tongue is but for a moment. (Prov. 12:19)
;
Prov. 19:5,9• 5A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall not escape.
 9A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall perish. (Prov. 19:5,9)
;
Rev. 21:8• 8But to the fearful and unbelieving, and sinners, and those who make themselves abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone; which is the second death. (Rev. 21:8)
destroy thee.
Heb. beat thee down.
pluck.
Psa. 37:35‑36• 35I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading like a green tree in its native soil:
 36but he passed away, and behold, he was not; and I sought him, but he was not found. (Psa. 37:35‑36)
;
Job 18:14• 14His confidence shall be rooted out of his tent, and it shall lead him away to the king of terrors: (Job 18:14)
;
Job 20:6‑7• 6Though his height mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds,
 7Like his own dung doth he perish for ever; they which have seen him shall say, Where is he? (Job 20:6‑7)
;
Luke 16:27‑28• 27And he said, I beseech thee then, father, that thou wouldest send him to the house of my father,
 28for I have five brothers, so that he may earnestly testify to them, that they also may not come to this place of torment. (Luke 16:27‑28)
root.
Prov. 2:22• 22but the wicked shall be cut off from the land, and the unfaithful shall be plucked up out of it. (Prov. 2:22)
the land.
Psa. 27:13• 13Unless I had believed to see the goodness of Jehovah in the land of the living …! (Psa. 27:13)
;
Psa. 116:9• 9I will walk before Jehovah in the land of the living. (Psa. 116:9)
;
Isa. 38:11• 11I said, I shall not see Jah, Jah in the land of the living. With those who dwell where all has ceased to be, I shall behold man no more. (Isa. 38:11)
• The psalmist foretells the overwhelming and final judgment of this wicked man, who will be rooted up out of the land of the living (cf. 2 Thessalonians 2:8; Rev. 19:20). (“Psalms 52” by H. Smith)
• Assured that he cannot continue they foretell his doom (vs. 5-7). (“Book 2.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

+
5
*God shall likewise destroy thee for ever; he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy tent, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.