Psalm 52:5–7
5 God shall likewise destroy you forever;
He shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place,
And uproot you from the land of the living.
Selah
6 The righteous also shall see and fear,
And shall laugh at him, saying,
7 “Here is the man who did not make God his strength,
But trusted in the abundance of his riches,
And strengthened himself in his 2wickedness.”
Psalm 52:5–7 — The New International Version (NIV)
5 Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin:
He will snatch you up and pluck you from your tent;
he will uproot you from the land of the living.
6 The righteous will see and fear;
they will laugh at you, saying,
7 “Here now is the man
who did not make God his stronghold
but trusted in his great wealth
and grew strong by destroying others!”
Psalm 52:5–7 — English Standard Version (ESV)
5 But God will break you down forever;
he will snatch and tear you from your tent;
he will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
6 The righteous shall see and fear,
and shall laugh at him, saying,
7 “See the man who would not make
God his refuge,
but trusted in the abundance of his riches
and sought refuge in his own destruction!”
Psalm 52:5–7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
5 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.
6 The righteous also shall see, and fear,
And shall laugh at him:
7 Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength;
But trusted in the abundance of his riches,
And strengthened himself in his wickedness.
Psalm 52:5–7 — New Living Translation (NLT)
5 But God will strike you down once and for all.
He will pull you from your home
and uproot you from the land of the living.
Interlude
6 The righteous will see it and be amazed.
They will laugh and say,
7 “Look what happens to mighty warriors
who do not trust in God.
They trust their wealth instead
and grow more and more bold in their wickedness.”
Psalm 52:5–7 — New Century Version (NCV)
5 But God will ruin you forever.
He will grab you and throw you out of your tent;
he will tear you away from the land of the living.
Selah
6 Those who do right will see this and fear God.
They will laugh at you and say,
7 “Look what happened to the man
who did not depend on God
but depended on his money.
He grew strong by his evil plans.”
Psalm 52:5–7 — American Standard Version (ASV)
5 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
6 The righteous also shall see it, and fear,
And shall laugh at him, saying,
7 Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength,
But trusted in the abundance of his riches,
And strengthened himself in his wickedness.
Psalm 52:5–7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
5 •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.
6 The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him, saying, 7 Behold the man that made not God his strength, but put confidence in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his avarice.
Psalm 52:5–7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
5 But God will ruin you forever.
He will grab you and drag you out of your tent.
He will pull your roots out of this world of the living.
Selah
6 Righteous people will see ⸤this⸥ and be struck with fear.
They will laugh at you and say,
7 “Look at this person who refused to make God his fortress!
Instead, he trusted his great wealth
and became strong through his greed.”
Psalm 52:5–7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
5 This is why God will bring you down forever.
He will take you, ripping you out of your tent;
He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
6 The righteous will look on with awe
and will ridicule him:
7 “Here is the man
who would not make God his refuge,
but trusted in the abundance of his riches,
taking refuge in his destructive behavior.”
Psalm 52:5–7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
5 But God will break you down forever;
he will snatch and tear you from your tent;
he will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
6 The righteous will see, and fear,
and will laugh at the evildoer, saying,
7 “See the one who would not take
refuge in God,
but trusted in abundant riches,
and sought refuge in wealth!”
Psalm 52:5–7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
5 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
6 And the righteous will see and fear,
and will laugh at him, saying,
7 “Look, the man who would not make God his refuge,
but he trusted in the greatness of his wealth;
he took refuge in his destructiveness.”
Psalm 52:5–7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
5 So God will destroy you forever.
He will grab hold of you and throw you out of your tent.
He will remove you from this life. Selah
6 Those who do what is right will see it and learn a lesson from it.
They will laugh at you and say,
7 “Just look at this fellow!
He didn’t depend on God for his safety.
He put his trust in all his wealth.
He grew strong by destroying others!”
Psalm 52:5–7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
5 But God will break you down forever;
He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent,
And uproot you from the land of the living.
Selah.
6 The righteous will see and fear,
And will laugh at him, saying,
7 “Behold, the man who would not make God his refuge,
But trusted in the abundance of his riches
And was strong in his evil desire.”