Psalms 52:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Psalms 52:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 52:5 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Psalms 52:5 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Psalms 52:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

Psalms 52:5 — World English Bible

Psalms 52:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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”

Psalms 52:5 — American Standard Version

Psalms 52:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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.”

Psalms 52:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 52:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“ 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. ”

Psalms 52:5 — Darby Translation

Psalms 52:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“So shall God destroy thee for euer: he shall take thee and plucke thee out of thy tabernacle, and roote thee out of ye land of the liuing. Selah.”

Psalms 52:5 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 52:5 in Context — Psalms 52

3 Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.

4 Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.

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.

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What Does Psalms 52:5 Mean?

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