Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The righteous will see and fear; they will laugh at you, saying, New Living Translation The righteous will see it and be amazed. They will laugh and say, English Standard Version The righteous shall see and fear, and shall laugh at him, saying, Berean Standard Bible The righteous will see and fear; they will mock the evildoer, saying, King James Bible The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him: New King James Version The righteous also shall see and fear, And shall laugh at him, saying, New American Standard Bible The righteous will see and fear, And they will laugh at him, saying, NASB 1995 The righteous will see and fear, And will laugh at him, saying, NASB 1977 And the righteous will see and fear, And will laugh at him, saying, Legacy Standard Bible So that the righteous will see and fear, And will laugh at him, saying, Amplified Bible The righteous will see it and fear, And will [scoffingly] laugh, saying, Christian Standard Bible The righteous will see and fear, and they will derisively say about that hero, Holman Christian Standard Bible The righteous will look on with awe and will ridicule him:” American Standard Version The righteous also shall see it, and fear, And shall laugh at him, saying, Aramaic Bible in Plain English For the righteous will see and will rejoice and they will hope in LORD JEHOVAH. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the righteous shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him, and say, Contemporary English Version When good people see this fearsome sight, they will laugh and say, Douay-Rheims Bible The just shall see and fear, and shall laugh at him, and say: English Revised Version The righteous also shall see it, and fear, and shall laugh at him, saying, GOD'S WORD® Translation Righteous people will see [this] and be struck with fear. They will laugh at you and say, Good News Translation Righteous people will see this and be afraid; then they will laugh at you and say, International Standard Version The righteous will fear when they see this, but then they will laugh at him, saying, JPS Tanakh 1917 The righteous also shall see, and fear, And shall laugh at him: Literal Standard Version And the righteous see, | And fear, and laugh at him. Majority Standard Bible The righteous will see and fear; they will mock the evildoer, saying, New American Bible The righteous will see and they will fear; but they will laugh at him: NET Bible When the godly see this, they will be filled with awe, and will mock the evildoer, saying: New Revised Standard Version The righteous will see, and fear, and will laugh at the evildoer, saying, New Heart English Bible The righteous also will see it, and fear, and laugh at him, saying, Webster's Bible Translation The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him: World English Bible The righteous also will see it, and fear, and laugh at him, saying, Young's Literal Translation And the righteous see, And fear, and laugh at him. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Why Do You Boast of Evil?…5Surely 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 6The righteous will see and fear; they will mock the evildoer, saying, 7“Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”… Cross References Job 22:19 The righteous see it and are glad; the innocent mock them: Psalm 37:34 Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it. Psalm 40:3 He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD. Psalm 107:42 The upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth. Treasury of Scripture The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him: righteous Psalm 37:34 Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it. Psalm 64:9 And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing. Psalm 97:8 Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O LORD. and fear Psalm 40:3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD. Psalm 119:120 My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments. laugh Psalm 58:10,11 The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked… Isaiah 37:22 This is the word which the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin, the daughter of Zion, hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee. Jump to Previous Fear Laugh Righteous UprightJump to Next Fear Laugh Righteous UprightPsalm 52 1. David, condemning the spitefulness of Doeg, prophesies his destruction6. The righteous shall rejoice at it 8. David, upon his confidence in God's mercy, gives thanks (6) Fear . . . laugh.--The mingled feelings of awe at the tyrant's terrible fall, and exultation at his overthrow, are finely caught and described. Dwelling-place.--Better, tent. Root thee out.--This word, suggestive of rooting up a corrupt tree, becomes more forcible from the contrast in the figure of Psalm 52:8. Verse 6. - The righteous also shall see, and fear. Every manifestation of the Divine power and justice produces in the righteous man a feeling of awe. And shall laugh at him; literally, over him. This awe does not, however, prevent him from indulging in something like derision of his fallen enemy - or, at least, it did not under the old covenant, when men had not yet been taught that they ought to "love" their enemies.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The righteousצַדִּיקִ֥ים (ṣad·dî·qîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 6662: Just, righteous will see וְיִרְא֖וּ (wə·yir·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7200: To see and fear; וְיִירָ֗אוּ (wə·yî·rā·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten they will mock [the evildoer], saying, יִשְׂחָֽקוּ׃ (yiś·ḥā·qū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7832: To laugh, to play Links Psalm 52:6 NIVPsalm 52:6 NLT Psalm 52:6 ESV Psalm 52:6 NASB Psalm 52:6 KJV Psalm 52:6 BibleApps.com Psalm 52:6 Biblia Paralela Psalm 52:6 Chinese Bible Psalm 52:6 French Bible Psalm 52:6 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 52:6 The righteous also will see it (Psalm Ps Psa.) |