Psalms 52
Study sheet, King James Version, with the original-language words this chapter turns on.
The text
1To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psalm 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 in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.
2Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
3Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.
4Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
5God 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.
6The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:
7Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.
8But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
9I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.
Words in this chapter
Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.
- אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîymH4303× in this chapter
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
- בַּיִתbayithH10042× in this chapter
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- אָהַבʼâhabH1572× in this chapter
to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
- דָּוִדDâvidH17322× in this chapter
David, the youngest son of Jesse
- הַוָּהhavvâhH19422× in this chapter
by implication, of falling); desire; also ruin
- חֵסֵדchêçêdH26172× in this chapter
kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
- כִּיkîyH35882× in this chapter
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
- כֹּלkôlH36052× in this chapter
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
- לָשׁוֹןlâshôwnH39562× in this chapter
the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)
- אֵלʼêlH4102× in this chapter
strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
- סֶלָהçelâhH55422× in this chapter
suspension (of music), i.e. pause
- עוֹלָםʻôwlâmH57692× in this chapter
properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
- עָשָׂהʻâsâhH62132× in this chapter
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- רַעraʻH74512× in this chapter
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- בּוֹאbôwʼH9352× in this chapter
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- בָּטַחbâṭachH9822× in this chapter
figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure
- בֶּלַעbelaʻH11051× in this chapter
a gulp; figuratively, destruction
- אֱדֹמִיʼĔdômîyH1301× in this chapter
an Edomite, or descendants from (or inhabitants of) Edom
- גִּבּוֹרgibbôwrH13681× in this chapter
powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
- גֶּבֶרgeberH13971× in this chapter
properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply
- גַּםgamH15711× in this chapter
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
- דֹּאֵגDôʼêgH16731× in this chapter
Doeg, an Edomite
- אֹהֶלʼôhelH1681× in this chapter
a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)
- דָבַרdâbarH16961× in this chapter
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- דָּבָרdâbârH16971× in this chapter
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- הָלַלhâlalH19841× in this chapter
to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify
- הִנֵּהhinnêhH20091× in this chapter
lo!
- זַיִתzayithH21321× in this chapter
an olive (as yielding illuminating oil), the tree, the branch or the berry
- חַיchayH24161× in this chapter
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
- חָסִידchâçîydH26231× in this chapter
properly, kind, i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint)
- חָשַׁבchâshabH28031× in this chapter
properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute
- חָתָהchâthâhH28461× in this chapter
to lay hold of; especially to pick up fire
- אֲחִימֶלֶךְʼĂchîymelekH2881× in this chapter
Achimelek, the name of an Israelite and of a Hittite
- טוֹבṭôwbH28951× in this chapter
to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sense
- טוֹבṭôwbH28961× in this chapter
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
- יָדָהyâdâhH30341× in this chapter
physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands)
- יוֹםyôwmH31171× in this chapter
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
- יָרֵאyârêʼH33721× in this chapter
to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten
- לֹאlôʼH38081× in this chapter
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
- לָטַשׁlâṭashH39131× in this chapter
properly, to hammer out (an edge), i.e. to sharpen