PSA 52:5 Parallel Verse View

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_C52.htm#C52V5">52:7 Note: KJB: Ps.52.5

_C52.htm#C52V5">52:7 OSHB note: We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS. Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX (PSA 51:7) Διὰ τοῦτο ὁ Θεὸς καθέλοι σε εἰς τέλος, ἐκτίλαι σε καὶ μεταναστεύσαι σε ἀπὸ σκηνώματος, καὶ τὸ ῥίζωμά σου ἐκ γῆς ζώντων· διάψαλμα.
(Dia touto ho Theos katheloi se eis telos, ektilai se kai metanasteusai se apo skaʸnōmatos, kai to ɽizōma sou ek gaʸs zōntōn; diapsalma.)

BrTr (PSA 51:7) Therefore may God destroy thee for ever, may he pluck thee up and utterly remove thee from thy dwelling, and thy root from the land of the living. Pause.

ULT God will also tear you down forever.
⇔ He will take you away and tear you from the tent
⇔ and uproot you from the land of the living. Selah

UST But God will destroy you permanently, just as you have destroyed others.
⇔ You may feel safe in your home, but God will take you from there
⇔ and remove you from this world in which people are alive. Selah

BSB & MSB Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin;
⇔ He will snatch you up and tear you away from [your] tent;
⇔ He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah

OEB ⇔ But God, on his part, shall destroy you forever,
⇔ grasp you and pluck you out of your tent,
⇔ and root you out of the land of the living. Selah

WEBBE & WMBB 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.

NET 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)

LSV Also—God breaks you down forever,
Takes you, and pulls you out of the tent,
And He has uprooted you
Out of the land of the living. Selah.

FBV But God will strike you down so hard you'll never get up. He will grab hold of you and drag you from your tent. He will tear you out of the land of the living. Selah.

T4T ⇔ But God will get rid of you forever;
⇔ he will grab you and drag you from your home
⇔ and take you away from this world where people are alive.
⇔ (Think about that!)

LEB • 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

BBE 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.)

Moff But God will pull you down for that
⇔ he will snatch you right away,
⇔ he will dislodge you,
⇔ and root you out of the land of the living.

JPS (PSA 52:7) (52-9) 'Lo, this is the man that made not God his stronghold; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.'

ASV 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

DRA (PSA 51:7) Therefore will God destroy thee for ever: he will pluck thee out, and remove thee from thy dwelling place: and thy root out of the land of the living.

YLT 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.

Drby [fn]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.

52.5 El

RV God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee up, and pluck thee out of thy tent, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah
(God shall likewise destroy thee/you forever, he shall take thee/you up, and pluck thee/you out of thy/your tent, and root thee/you out of the land of the living. Selah)

SLT 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.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.[fn]
(God shall likewise destroy thee/you forever, he shall take thee/you away, and pluck thee/you out of thy/your dwelling place, and root thee/you out of the land of the living. Selah.)

52.5 destroy…: Heb. beat thee down

KJB-1611 God shall likewise [fn]destroy thee for euer, hee shall take thee away and plucke thee out of thy dwelling place, and roote thee out of the land of the liuing. Selah.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

52:5 Heb. beate thee downe.

Bshps Therfore the Lord wyll destroy thee for euer: he wyll take thee and plucke thee out of thy dwelling, and roote thee out of the lande of the liuing. Selah.
(Therefore the Lord will destroy thee/you forever: he will take thee/you and pluck thee/you out of thy/your dwelling, and root thee/you out of the land of the living. Selah.)

Gnva 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.
(So shall God destroy thee/you forever: he shall take thee/you and pluck thee/you out of thy/your tabernacle, and root thee/you out of ye/you_all land of the living. Selah.)

Cvdl Sela. Thou louest to speake all wordes yt maye do hurte, O thou false toge.
(Sela. Thou/You lovest/love to speak all words it may do hurt, Oh thou/you false tongue.)

Wycl (PSA 51:7) Therfor God schal distrie thee in to the ende, he schal drawe thee out bi the roote, and he schal make thee to passe awei fro thi tabernacle; and thi roote fro the lond of lyuynge men.
(Therefore God shall destroy thee/you in to the end, he shall draw thee/you out by the root, and he shall make thee/you to pass away from thy/your tabernacle; and thy/your root from the land of living men.)

Luth (PSA 52:7) Darum wird dich GOtt auch ganz und gar zerstören und zerschlagen und aus der Hütte reißen und aus dem Lande der Lebendigen ausrotten. Sela.
(Therefore becomes you/yourself God also all and even destroy and smashed/crushed and out_of the/of_the hut/cabin tear/snatch and out_of to_him land the/of_the living_(ones) exterminate/destroy. Sela.)

ClVg (PSA 51:7) Propterea Deus destruet te in finem; evellet te, et emigrabit te de tabernaculo tuo, et radicem tuam de terra viventium.[fn]
(That’s_why God will_destroy you(sg) in/into/on the_end; will_pull_out you(sg), and will_move_out you(sg) from/about tabernacle your, and root your(sg) from/about earth/land of_the_living.)

51.7 Propterea Deus. CASS. De celeri fine iniqui. Et radicem tuam de terra viventium. AUG. Radix nostra charitas est, etc., usque ad hic enim pulvis, quem projicit ventus a facie terræ. Ibid. Radix mali cupiditas, quæ non fructum parit in terra viventium. Vel, loquitur de Antichristo, cujus radix ministri, qui cum eo nihil habebunt cum sanctis.

51.7 That’s_why God. CASS. From/About swift fine unjust. And root your(sg) from/about earth/land of_the_living. AUG. Radix our charity it_is, etc., until to this/here because dust, which throws wind(n) from face of_the_earth/land(pl). There. Radix evil desire/greed, which not/no fruit gives_birth in/into/on earth/land of_the_living. Or, speaks from/about Antichrist, whose root ministers, who/which when/with by_him nothing they_will_have when/with to_the_saints.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-tense

גַּם־אֵל֮ יִתָּצְ⁠ךָ֪ לָ֫⁠נֶ֥צַח יַחְתְּ⁠ךָ֣ וְ⁠יִסָּחֲ⁠ךָ֣ מֵ⁠אֹ֑הֶל וְ⁠שֵֽׁרֶשְׁ⁠ךָ֨ מֵ⁠אֶ֖רֶץ חַיִּ֣ים

(Some words not found in UHB: also/yet god he,will_tear_you_down to,perpetuity he,will_snatch_you_away and,he,will_tear_you_away from,a_tent and,he,will_root_you_up from_[the],land_of life(pl) selah )

The verbs in this verse are in a form that Hebrew writers could use to express either a statement or a wish. It would be consistent with the usual pattern of an imprecatory psalm (see the introduction to this psalm) for David to express a wish at this point that God would judge and punish this wicked person. However, he may also be making a confident statement about what God will do. The original audience would have heard both nuances. Use the verbal form in your language that seems most suitable. Alternate translation: [May God also tear you down forever! May he take you away and tear you from the tent and uproot you from the land of the living!]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

גַּם־אֵל֮ יִתָּצְ⁠ךָ֪

David is speaking of Doeg as if he were actually a building or wall that God would tear down. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [God will also destroy you]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / events

יַחְתְּ⁠ךָ֣ וְ⁠יִסָּחֲ⁠ךָ֣ מֵ⁠אֹ֑הֶל

David is describing one event before describing another event that would precede it. If it would be helpful your language, you may wish to relate these events in the order in which they would happen. Alternate translation: [He will tear you from the tent and take you away]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יַחְתְּ⁠ךָ֣ וְ⁠יִסָּחֲ⁠ךָ֣ מֵ⁠אֹ֑הֶל

David is speaking as if Doeg were actually attached to or part of the tent in which he lived and as if God would physically tear him from the tent. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [He will remove you from the tent you live in and take you away]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠שֵֽׁרֶשְׁ⁠ךָ֨

David is speaking as if Doeg were a plant that God would uproot from the soil. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and remove you]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

מֵ⁠אֶ֖רֶץ חַיִּ֣ים

from_[the],land_of (Some words not found in UHB: also/yet god he,will_tear_you_down to,perpetuity he,will_snatch_you_away and,he,will_tear_you_away from,a_tent and,he,will_root_you_up from_[the],land_of life(pl) selah )

David is using the adjective living as a noun to mean a certain kind of person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this adjective with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [from the land of people who are alive]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

מֵ⁠אֶ֖רֶץ חַיִּ֣ים

Here the land of the living represents the people who figuratively inhabit that land. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [from among people who are alive]

Parallel PSA 52:5