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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• 17Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; (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, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;
 17That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners? (Isa. 14:16‑17)
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John 19:5• 5Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man! (John 19:5)
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Psa. 146:3‑5• 3Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
 4His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
 5Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God: (Psa. 146:3‑5)
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Jer. 17:5• 5Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord. (Jer. 17:5)
trusted.
Psa. 49:6‑20• 6They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
 7None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
 8(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)
 9That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
 10For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
 11Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
 12Nevertheless man being in honor abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
 13This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.
 14Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
 15But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
 16Be not thou afraid when one is made 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 while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
 19He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
 20Man that is in honor, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish. (Psa. 49:6‑20)
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Psa. 62:9‑10• 9Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.
 10Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them. (Psa. 62:9‑10)
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Job 31:24‑25• 24If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;
 25If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much; (Job 31:24‑25)
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1 Tim. 6:17• 17Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; (1 Tim. 6:17)
strengthened.
Psa. 73:7‑11,18‑20• 7Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.
 8They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.
 9They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.
 10Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.
 11And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?
 18Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.
 19How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.
 20As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image. (Psa. 73:7‑11,18‑20)
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Eccl. 8:8• 8There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in 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, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
 8And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labors 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.