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Psalm 52:5-7
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 52:5-7
New Catholic Bible
5 [a]You love evil rather than good,
and lies rather than truthful speech. Selah
6 You wallow in destructive talk,
you tongue of deceit.
7 [b]This is the reason why God will crush you
and destroy you once and for all.
He will snatch you from your tent[c]
and uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
Footnotes
- Psalm 52:5 The values of the wicked are distorted. He loves to think, speak, and do evil whenever he can profit from it (see v. 5; Mic 3:2). His entire being reflects the evil that is associated with the tongue (see Ps 120:2; Jas 3:1-12).
- Psalm 52:7 The wicked will be brought down by God while the righteous will subsist and mock them (see Ps 28:5; Job 18:14; Prov 2:22; Isa 22:17). The end of the wicked will be that of the foolish rich of Ps 49.
- Psalm 52:7 Tent: the earthly dwelling (see Job 18:14).
Psalm 52:5-7
New International Version
Psalm 52:5-7
New International Version
5 Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin:
He will snatch you up and pluck(A) you from your tent;
he will uproot(B) you from the land of the living.(C)
6 The righteous will see and fear;
they will laugh(D) at you, saying,
7 “Here now is the man
who did not make God his stronghold(E)
but trusted in his great wealth(F)
and grew strong by destroying others!”
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