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Psalm 52

Psa. 52:7 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Lo, this is the man
geber (Hebrew #1397)
properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply
KJV usage: every one, man, X mighty.
Pronounce: gheh'-ber
Origin: from 1396
that made
suwm (Hebrew #7760)
a primitive root; to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
KJV usage: X any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, + disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, + name, X on, ordain, order, + paint, place, preserve, purpose, put (on), + regard, rehearse, reward, (cause to) set (on, up), shew, + stedfastly, take, X tell, + tread down, ((over-))turn, X wholly, work.
Pronounce: soom
Origin: or siym {seem}
not God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
his strength
ma`owz (Hebrew #4581)
or mahoz {maw-oze'} (also ma,uz {maw-ooz'}; from 5810; a fortified place; figuratively, a defence
KJV usage: force, fort(-ress), rock, strength(-en), (X most) strong (hold).
Pronounce: maw-oze'
Origin: (also mauwz {maw-ooz'})
; but trusted
batach (Hebrew #982)
properly, to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as 2620); figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure
KJV usage: be bold (confident, secure, sure), careless (one, woman), put confidence, (make to) hope, (put, make to) trust.
Pronounce: baw-takh'
Origin: a primitive root
g in the abundance
rob (Hebrew #7230)
abundance (in any respect)
KJV usage: abundance(- antly), all, X common (sort), excellent, great(-ly, -ness, number), huge, be increased, long, many, more in number, most, much, multitude, plenty(-ifully), X very (age).
Pronounce: robe
Origin: from 7231
of his riches
`osher (Hebrew #6239)
wealth
KJV usage: X far (richer), riches.
Pronounce: o'-sher
Origin: from 6238
, and strengthened
`azaz (Hebrew #5810)
to be stout (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: harden, impudent, prevail, strengthen (self), be strong.
Pronounce: aw-zaz'
Origin: a primitive root
himself in his ζwickedness
havvah (Hebrew #1942)
desire; also ruin
KJV usage: calamity, iniquity, mischief, mischievous (thing), naughtiness, naughty, noisome, perverse thing, substance, very wickedness.
Pronounce: hav-vaw'
Origin: from 1933 (in the sense of eagerly coveting and rushing upon; by implication, of falling)
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1 Tim. 6:17• 17Enjoin on those rich in the present age not to be high-minded, nor to trust on the uncertainty of riches; but in the God who affords us all things richly for our enjoyment; (1 Tim. 6:17)
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or, substance.

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Lo.
Isa. 14:16‑17• 16They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee; they shall consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that shook kingdoms;
 17that made the world as a wilderness, and overthrew the cities thereof; that dismissed not his prisoners homewards? (Isa. 14:16‑17)
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John 19:5• 5(Jesus therefore went forth without, wearing the crown of thorn, and the purple robe.) And he says to them, Behold the man! (John 19:5)
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Psa. 146:3‑5• 3Put not confidence in nobles, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.
 4His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his purposes perish.
 5Blessed is he who hath the *God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in Jehovah his God, (Psa. 146:3‑5)
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Jer. 17:5• 5Thus saith Jehovah: Cursed is the man that confideth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from Jehovah. (Jer. 17:5)
trusted.
Psa. 49:6‑20• 6They depend upon their wealth, and boast themselves in the abundance of their riches. …
 7None can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him,
 8(For the redemption of their soul is costly, and must be given up for ever,)
 9That he should still live perpetually, and not see corruption.
 10For he seeth that wise men die; all alike, the fool and the brutish perish, and they leave their wealth to others.
 11Their inward thought is, that their houses are for ever, their dwelling-places from generation to generation: they call the lands after their own names.
 12Nevertheless, man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
 13This their way is their folly, yet they that come after them delight in their sayings. Selah.
 14Like sheep are they laid in Sheol: Death feedeth on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their comeliness shall be for Sheol to consume, that there be no habitation for them.
 15But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol: for he will receive me. Selah.
 16Be not afraid when a man becometh rich, when the glory of his house is increased:
 17For when he dieth, he shall carry nothing away; his glory shall not descend after him.
 18Though he blessed his soul in his lifetime,--and men will praise thee when thou doest well to thyself,--
 19It shall go to the generation of his fathers: they shall never see light.
 20Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish. (Psa. 49:6‑20)
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Psa. 62:9‑10• 9Men of low degree are only vanity; men of high degree, a lie: laid in the balance, they go up together lighter than vanity.
 10Put not confidence in oppression, and become not vain in robbery; if wealth increase, set not your heart upon it. (Psa. 62:9‑10)
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Job 31:24‑25• 24If I have made gold my hope, or said to the fine gold, My confidence!
 25If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much; (Job 31:24‑25)
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1 Tim. 6:17• 17Enjoin on those rich in the present age not to be high-minded, nor to trust on the uncertainty of riches; but in the God who affords us all things richly for our enjoyment; (1 Tim. 6:17)
strengthened.
Psa. 73:7‑11,18‑20• 7Their eyes stand out from fatness, they exceed the imaginations of their heart:
 8They mock and speak wickedly of oppression, they speak loftily:
 9They set their mouth in the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.
 10Therefore his people turn hither, and waters in fulness are wrung out to them.
 11And they say, How can *God know, and is there knowledge in the Most High?
 18Truly thou settest them in slippery places, thou castest them down in ruins.
 19How are they suddenly made desolate! they pass away, consumed with terrors.
 20As a dream, when one awaketh, wilt thou, Lord, on arising despise their image. (Psa. 73:7‑11,18‑20)
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Eccl. 8:8• 8There is no man who hath control over the spirit to retain the spirit; and no one hath control over the day of death; and there is no discharge in that war, neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it. (Eccl. 8:8)
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Hos. 12:7‑8• 7He is a merchant, balances of deceit are in his hand; he loveth to oppress.
 8And Ephraim saith, Nevertheless I am become rich, I have found me out substance; in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin. (Hos. 12:7‑8)
wickedness.
or, substance.

J. N. Darby Translation

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Behold the manh that made not God his strength, but put confidence in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his avarice.

JND Translation Notes

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Geber. see Ps. 34.8 and Job 3.3.