Psalms 52:5 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

Also -- 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.

English ASV

God will likewise destroy 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. Selah

English Amplified

God will likewise break you down and destroy you forever; He will lay hold of you and pluck you out of your tent and uproot you from the land of the living. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

God will likewise break you down and destroy you forever; He will lay hold of you and pluck you out of your tent and uproot you from the land of the living. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Surely 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

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

This is why God will bring you down forever. He will take you, ripping you out of your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

God shall likewise destroy thee for ever; he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of [thy] tent, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.

English EASY 2024

But God will knock you down, and he will break you into pieces. He will take you away from your home. He will remove you from this world where people live.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

So God will ruin you forever! He will grab you and pull you from your home, like someone pulling up a plant by the roots!

But God will break you down forever; he will snatch and tear you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah

English GNT (Good News Translation)

So God will ruin you forever; he will take hold of you and snatch you from your home; he will remove you from the world of the living.

English God's Word - GW 1995

But God will ruin you forever. He will grab you and drag you out of your tent. He will pull your roots out of this world of the living. Selah

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

This is why God will bring you down forever. He will take you, ripping you out of your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah

English KJV 1611

God 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.

English LSB

But God will break you down forever; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent, And uproot you from the land of the living, Selah.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

But God will break you down forever; He will snatch you away and pluck you from your home, and uproot you from the land of the living. Selah

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

But God will break you down forever; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent, And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

You love evil rather than good, lies rather than honest speech. Selah

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Yet God will make you a permanent heap of ruins. He will scoop you up and remove you from your home; he will uproot you from the land of the living. (Selah)

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

So God will destroy you forever. He will grab hold of you and throw you out of your tent. He will remove you from this life. Selah

English NIV

Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin: He will snatch you up and tear you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah

English NKJ 1982

God shall likewise destroy you forever; He shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place, And uproot you from the land of the living.

English NLT

But God will strike you down once and for all. He will pull you from your home and drag you from the land of the living.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

But God will break you down forever; he will snatch and tear you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

But the Almighty will strike you down forever! He will pull you up by your roots and drag you away to the darkness of death.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

But God will break you down for ever; he will snatch and tear you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

But God will strike you down, pull you from your home, and drag you away from the land of the living.

English Tyndale 1537

Therefore shall God clean destroy thee, smite thee in pieces, pluck thee out of thy dwelling, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.