--- title: Psalms 52 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Psalms chapter 52 of the Tanakh (Ketuvim — the Writings) in Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: For the Leader. Maschil of David; when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him: 'David is come to the house of A --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/52/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Ketuvim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/) / [Psalms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/) / chapter 52 # Psalms 52 11 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [52:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.52.1/) — לַמְנַצֵּחַ מַשְׂכִּיל לְדָוִֽד׃ — For the Leader. Maschil of David; when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him: 'David is come to the house of Ahimelech.' Why boastest thou thyself of evil, O mighty man? - [52:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.52.2/) — בְּבוֹא ׀ דּוֹאֵג הָאֲדֹמִי וַיַּגֵּד לְשָׁאוּל וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ בָּא דָוִד אֶל־בֵּית אֲחִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ — - [52:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.52.3/) — מַה־תִּתְהַלֵּל בְּרָעָה הַגִּבּוֹר חֶסֶד אֵל כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃ — The mercy of God endureth continually. - [52:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.52.4/) — הַוּוֹת תַּחְשֹׁב לְשׁוֹנֶךָ כְּתַעַר מְלֻטָּשׁ עֹשֵׂה רְמִיָּֽה׃ — Thy tongue deviseth destruction; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. - [52:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.52.5/) — אָהַבְתָּ רָּע מִטּוֹב שֶׁקֶר ׀ מִדַּבֵּר צֶדֶק סֶֽלָה׃ — Thou lovest evil more than good; falsehood rather than speaking righteousness. - [52:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.52.6/) — אָהַבְתָּ כָֽל־דִּבְרֵי־בָלַע לְשׁוֹן מִרְמָֽה׃ — Thou lovest all devouring words, the deceitful tongue. - [52:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.52.7/) — גַּם־אֵל יִתָּצְךָ לָנֶצַח יַחְתְּךָ וְיִסָּחֲךָ מֵאֹהֶל וְשֵֽׁרֶשְׁךָמֵאֶרֶץ חַיִּים סֶֽלָה׃ — God will likewise break 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. - [52:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.52.8/) — וְיִרְאוּ צַדִּיקִים וְיִירָאוּ וְעָלָיו יִשְׂחָֽקוּ׃ — The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him: - [52:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.52.9/) — הִנֵּה הַגֶּבֶר לֹא יָשִׂים אֱלֹהִים מָֽעוּזּוֹ וַיִּבְטַח בְּרֹב עָשְׁרוֹ יָעֹז בְּהַוָּתֽוֹ׃ — '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.' - [52:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.52.10/) — וַאֲנִי ׀ כְּזַיִת רַעֲנָן בְּבֵית אֱלֹהִים בָּטַחְתִּי בְחֶֽסֶד־אֱלֹהִים עוֹלָם וָעֶֽד׃ — But as for me, I am like a leafy olive-tree in the house of God; I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever. - [52:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.52.11/) — אוֹדְךָ לְעוֹלָם כִּי עָשִׂיתָ וַאֲקַוֶּה שִׁמְךָ כִֽי־טוֹב נֶגֶד חֲסִידֶֽיךָ׃ — I will give Thee thanks for ever, because Thou hast done it; and I will wait for Thy name, for it is good, in the presence of Thy saints. - ← previous: [Psalms 51](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/51/) - next →: [Psalms 53](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/53/) - ↑ back to [Psalms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/)