Psalm 52:6

Translations

Modern

The righteous will see and fear; they will mock the evildoer, saying,

Traditional

The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:

Literal

…and the righteous will see and fear, and they shall laugh at him:

Latin

Videbunt justi, et timebunt; et super eum ridebunt, et dicent:

Original

Hebrew

English

The righteous will see and fear; they will mock the evildoer, saying,

Notes

Psalms 52:6

see and fear: In Hebrew, these words sound almost alike.

Psalms 52:5–7

God’s judgment on the wicked will come suddenly and forcibly. The godly rejoice in God’s justice, not in the misfortunes of the wicked.

Psalms 52:1–9

Wicked people use words to destroy relationships and communities. They foolishly think that they can be heroes by their words (Psalm 52:1–4), but their downfall comes suddenly (52:5–7). In contrast, the godly renew their commitment to the Lord (Psalm 52:8–9) and find security in their future with him.

Psalms 51:1–65:13

These psalms of David share a common theme. They reflect on the experience of evil. In Psalm 51, the psalmist admits his wrongdoing and asks for God's forgiveness. Psalms 52–64 express sorrow over specific evils David faced. A song of praise (Psalm 65) brings David's laments to an end.

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Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.
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Zion hears and rejoices, and the towns of Judah exult because of Your judgments, O LORD.
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My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.
Isaiah 37:22
…this is the word that the LORD has spoken against him: ‘The Virgin Daughter of Zion despises you and mocks you; the Daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head behind you.
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Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done.
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You will see this with your own eyes, and you yourselves will say, ‘The LORD is great—even beyond the borders of Israel.’”

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