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Psalm 52

Psa. 52:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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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
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Prov. 19:5,9• 5A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
 9A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish. (Prov. 19:5,9)
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beat thee down.
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Prov. 2:22• 22But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it. (Prov. 2:22)

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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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God.
Psa. 7:14‑16• 14Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
 15He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
 16His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate. (Psa. 7:14‑16)
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Psa. 55:23• 23But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee. (Psa. 55:23)
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Psa. 64:7‑10• 7But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.
 8So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.
 9And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.
 10The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory. (Psa. 64:7‑10)
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Psa. 120:2‑4• 2Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
 3What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?
 4Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper. (Psa. 120:2‑4)
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Psa. 140:9‑11• 9As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
 10Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
 11Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him. (Psa. 140:9‑11)
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Prov. 12:19• 19The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment. (Prov. 12:19)
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Prov. 19:5,9• 5A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
 9A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish. (Prov. 19:5,9)
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Rev. 21:8• 8But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth 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 himself like a green bay tree.
 36Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. (Psa. 37:35‑36)
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Job 18:14• 14His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors. (Job 18:14)
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Job 20:6‑7• 6Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;
 7Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he? (Job 20:6‑7)
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Luke 16:27‑28• 27Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house:
 28For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. (Luke 16:27‑28)
root.
Prov. 2:22• 22But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it. (Prov. 2:22)
the land.
Psa. 27:13• 13I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. (Psa. 27:13)
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Psa. 116:9• 9I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living. (Psa. 116:9)
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Isa. 38:11• 11I said, I shall not see the Lord, even the Lord, in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world. (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

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*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.