Psalms 52:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

The righteous also shall see [it], and fear, And shall laugh at him, [saying],

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אָהַ֥בְתָּ כָֽל־דִּבְרֵי־בָ֗לַע לְשׁ֣וֹן מִרְמָֽה׃

Transliteration

You ʾāhabtā all-dibrê-bālaʿ, lěšôn mirmâ.

Grammar Details

• *ʾāhabtā*: perfect, 2nd masculine singular, Qal - you have loved
• *kol-*: construct 'all of'
• *dibrê*: noun, masculine plural construct - words of
• *bālaʿ*: noun, masculine singular - swallowing/destruction/devouring
• *lěšôn*: noun, feminine singular, construct - tongue of
• *mirmâ*: noun, feminine singular - deceit/treachery

Word Meanings

• *ʾāhabtā*: you have loved/preferred/chosen
• *dibrê*: words/sayings/speech
• *bālaʿ*: swallowing/devouring/destruction/ruin
• *lěšôn*: tongue/language/speech
• *mirmâ*: deceit/treachery/deception/fraud

Referenced Verses

• Ps 40:3 : 3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: Many shall see it, and fear, And shall trust in Jehovah.
• Job 22:19 : 19 The righteous see it, and are glad; And the innocent laugh them to scorn,
• Ps 37:34 : 34 Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, And he will exalt thee to inherit the land: When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
• Ps 58:10-11 : 10 The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked; 11 So that men shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: Verily there is a God that judgeth in the earth.
• Ps 64:9 : 9 And all men shall fear; And they shall declare the work of God, And shall wisely consider of his doing.
• Ps 97:8 : 8 Zion heard and was glad, And the daughters of Judah rejoiced, Because of thy judgments, O Jehovah.
• Ps 119:120 : 120 My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; And I am afraid of thy judgments.
• Isa 37:22 : 22 this is the word which Jehovah hath spoken concerning him: The virgin daughter of Zion hath despised thee and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.
• Mal 1:5 : 5 And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say, Jehovah be magnified beyond the border of Israel.
• Rev 15:4 : 4 Who shall not fear, {G4571} O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy; for all the nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy righteous acts have been made manifest.
• Rev 16:5-7 : 5 And I heard the angel of the waters saying, Righteous art thou, who art and who wast, {G2532} {G3741} thou Holy One, because thou didst thus judge: 6 for they poured out the blood of the saints and the prophets, and blood hast thou given them to drink: {G1063} they are worthy. 7 And I heard {G243} the altar saying, Yea, O Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
• Rev 18:20 : 20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye saints, and ye apostles, and ye prophets; for God hath judged your judgment on her.
• Rev 19:1-2 : 1 {G2532} After these things I heard as it were a great voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, Hallelujah; Salvation, and glory, and power, {G2532} {G5092} belong to {G2962} our God: 2 for true and righteous are his judgments; for he hath judged the great harlot, her that corrupted the earth with her fornication, and he hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.