Psalm 52 – read and compare multiple versions of the Bible
World English Bible
Psalm 52 (WEBP)
[1] Why do you boast of mischief, mighty man? God’s loving kindness endures continually.
[2] Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
[3] You love evil more than good, lying rather than speaking the truth. Selah.
[4] You love all devouring words, you deceitful tongue.
[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.
[6] The righteous also will see it, and fear, and laugh at him, saying,
[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.”
[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.
[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.
Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.
King James w/Strong’s #s
Psalm 52 (KJVS)
[1] «To the chief Musician H5329 (8764), Maschil H4905 (8688), [A Psalm] of David H1732, when Doeg H1673 the Edomite H130 came H935 (8800) and told H5046 (8686) Saul H7586, and said H559 (8799) unto him, David H1732 is come H935 (8804) to the house H1004 of Ahimelech H288.» Why boastest H1984 (8691) thou thyself in mischief H7451, O mighty H1368 man? the goodness H2617 of God H410 [endureth] continually H3117.
[2] Thy tongue H3956 deviseth H2803 (8799) mischiefs H1942; like a sharp H3913 (8794) razor H8593, working H6213 (8802) deceitfully H7423.
[3] Thou lovest H157 (8804) evil H7451 more than good H2896; [and] lying H8267 rather than to speak H1696 (8763) righteousness H6664. Selah H5542.
[4] Thou lovest H157 (8804) all devouring H1105 words H1697, O [thou] deceitful H4820 tongue H3956.
[5] God H410 shall likewise destroy H5422 (8799) thee for ever H5331, he shall take thee away H2846 (8799), and pluck thee out H5255 (8799) of [thy] dwelling place H168, and root thee out H8327 (8765) of the land H776 of the living H2416. Selah H5542.
[6] The righteous H6662 also shall see H7200 (8799), and fear H3372 (8799), and shall laugh H7832 (8799) at him:
[7] Lo, [this is] the man H1397 [that] made H7760 (8799) not God H430 his strength H4581; but trusted H982 (8799) in the abundance H7230 of his riches H6239, [and] strengthened H5810 (8799) himself in his wickedness H1942.
[8] But I [am] like a green H7488 olive tree H2132 in the house H1004 of God H430: I trust H982 (8804) in the mercy H2617 of God H430 for ever H5769 and ever H5703.
[9] I will praise H3034 (8686) thee for ever H5769, because thou hast done H6213 (8804) [it]: and I will wait H6960 (8762) on thy name H8034; for [it is] good H2896 before thy saints H2623.
Young’s Literal Translation
Psalm 52 (YLT)
[1] What, boasteth thou in evil, O mighty one? The kindness of God is all the day.
[2] Mischiefs doth thy tongue devise, Like a sharp razor, working deceit.
[3] Thou hast loved evil rather than good, Lying, than speaking righteousness. Selah.
[4] Thou hast loved all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
[5] Also-God doth break thee down for ever, Taketh thee, and pulleth thee out of the tent, And He hath uprooted thee Out of the land of the living. Selah.
[6] And the righteous see, And fear, and laugh at him.
[7] ‘Lo, the man who maketh not God his strong place, And trusteth in the abundance of his riches, He is strong in his mischiefs.’
[8] And I, as a green olive in the house of God, I have trusted in the kindness of God, To the age and for ever,
[9] I thank Thee to the age, because Thou hast done it, And I wait on Thy name for it is good before Thy saints!