Psalms 52 - Compare Translations
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Psalms 52:1
KJVWhy boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.
WEBWhy do you boast of mischief, mighty man?
YLTTo the Overseer. -- An instruction, by David, in the coming in of Doeg the Edomite, and he declareth to Saul, and saith to him, `David came in unto the house of Ahimelech.' What, boasteth thou in evil, O mighty one? The kindness of God [is] all the day.
Psalms 52:2
KJVThe tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
WEBYour tongue plots destruction,
YLTMischiefs doth thy tongue devise, Like a sharp razor, working deceit.
Psalms 52:3
KJVThou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.
WEBYou love evil more than good,
YLTThou hast loved evil rather than good, Lying, than speaking righteousness. Selah.
Psalms 52:4
KJVThou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
WEBYou love all devouring words,
YLTThou hast loved all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
Psalms 52:5
KJVGod 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.
WEBGod will likewise destroy you forever.
YLTAlso -- 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 52:6
KJVThe righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:
WEBThe righteous also will see it, and fear,
YLTAnd the righteous see, And fear, and laugh at him.
Psalms 52:7
KJVLo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.
WEB“Behold, this is the man who didn’t make God his strength,
YLT`Lo, the man who maketh not God his strong place, And trusteth in the abundance of his riches, He is strong in his mischiefs.'
Psalms 52:8
KJVBut I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
WEBBut as for me, I am like a green olive tree in God’s house.
YLTAnd I, as a green olive in the house of God, I have trusted in the kindness of God, To the age and for ever,
Psalms 52:9
KJVI will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.
WEBI will give you thanks forever, because you have done it.
YLTI thank Thee to the age, because Thou hast done [it], And I wait [on] Thy name for [it is] good before Thy saints!
9 verses compared across 3 translations - KJV, WEB, YLT