Parallel Verses
Amplified
But God will break you down forever;
He will take you away and tear you away from your tent,
And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah.
New American Standard Bible
He will snatch you up and
And
King James Version
God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.
Holman Bible
He will take you, ripping you out of your tent;
He will uproot you from the land of the living.
International Standard Version
But God will tear you down forever; he will take you away, even snatching you out of your tent! He will uproot you from the land of the living. Interlude
A Conservative Version
God will likewise destroy thee forever. He will take thee up, and pluck thee out of thy tent, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.
American Standard Version
God will likewise destroy thee for ever; He will take thee up, and pluck thee out of thy tent, And root thee out of the land of the living. Selah
Bible in Basic English
But God will put an end to you for ever; driving you out from your tent, uprooting you from the land of the living. (Selah.)
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
Also God will break thee down forever; he will take thee and sweep thee away from the tent, and root thee up from the land of the living. Silence.
King James 2000
God shall likewise destroy you forever, he shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place, and root you out of the land of the living. Selah.
Lexham Expanded Bible
but God will pull you down forever. He will snatch you and tear you away from [your] tent, and [he] will uproot you from [the] land of [the] living. Selah
Modern King James verseion
God will likewise destroy you forever; He shall take you away, and pluck you out of your tent, and root you out of the land of the living. Selah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Therefore shall God destroy thee forever; he shall take thee, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.
NET Bible
Yet God will make you a permanent heap of ruins. He will scoop you up and remove you from your home; he will uproot you from the land of the living. (Selah)
New Heart English Bible
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.
The Emphasized Bible
GOD also, will break thee down utterly, He will snatch thee up and tear thee away tentless, And uproot thee, out of the land of the living. Selah.
Webster
God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling-place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Themes
Evil » Who loves evil more than good
Mischief » Who speaks of mischief
Punishment of the The Wicked » Future described as » Everlasting destruction
Speech/communication » Those that speak deceitfully
Strength » Those that do not make God their strength
Trust » Those that trust in wealth
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 52:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
God Judges The Proud
4
You love all words that devour,
O deceitful tongue.
But God will break you down forever;
He will take you away and tear you away from your tent,
And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah.
The righteous will see it and fear,
And will [scoffingly] laugh, saying,
Names
Cross References
Psalm 27:13
I would have despaired had I not believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord
In the land of the living.
Proverbs 2:22
But the wicked will be cut off from the land
And the treacherous shall be [forcibly] uprooted and removed from it.
Job 18:14
“He is torn from his tent which he trusted [for safety],
And he is marched and brought to the king of terrors (death).
Job 20:6-7
“Though his pride reaches the heavens
And his head touches the clouds,
Psalm 7:14-16
Behold, the [wicked and irreverent] man is pregnant with sin,
And he conceives mischief and gives birth to lies.
Psalm 37:35-36
I have seen a wicked, violent man [with great power]
Spreading and flaunting himself like a cedar in its native soil,
Psalm 55:23
But You, O God, will bring down the wicked to the pit of destruction;
Men of blood and treachery will not live out half their days.
But I will [boldly and unwaveringly] trust in You.
Psalm 64:7-10
But God will shoot them with an [unexpected] arrow;
Suddenly they will be wounded.
Psalm 116:9
I will walk [in submissive wonder] before the Lord
In the land of the living.
Psalm 120:2-4
Rescue my soul, O Lord, from lying lips,
And from a deceitful tongue.
Psalm 140:9-11
“Those who surround me raise their heads;
May the mischief of their own lips come upon them.
Proverbs 12:19
Truthful lips will be established forever,
But a lying tongue is [credited] only for a moment.
Proverbs 19:5
A false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who breathes out lies will not escape.
Proverbs 19:9
A false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who breathes lies will perish.
Isaiah 22:19
“I will depose you from your office,
And you will be pulled down from your position [of importance].
Isaiah 38:11
I said, “I will not see the Lord
The Lord in the land of the living;
I will no longer see man among the inhabitants of the world.
Luke 16:27-28
Revelation 21:8
But as for the cowards and unbelieving and abominable [who are devoid of character and personal integrity and practice or tolerate immorality], and murderers, and sorcerers [with intoxicating drugs], and idolaters and occultists [who practice and teach false religions], and all the liars [who knowingly deceive and twist truth], their part will be in the lake that blazes with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”