Psalms 52
Thomson 1808
Brenton 1851
Greek · Brenton
1
ThomsonWHY boastest thou in mischief, O mighty man of iniquity? All the day long he devised injustice.
BrentonFor the end, a Psalm of David upon Maeleth, of instruction.
GreekΕἰς τὸ τέλος, ὑπὲρ μαελὲθ συνέσεως τῷ Δαυίδ.
2
ThomsonThy tongue is like a sharp razor: thou hast practised deceit.
BrentonThe fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They have corrupted themselves, and become abominable in iniquities: there is none that does good.
GreekΕἶπεν ἄφρων ἐν καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ, οὐκ ἔστι Θεός· διέφθειραν, καὶ ἐβδελύχθησαν ἐν ἀνομίαις· οὐκ ἔστι ποιῶν ἀγαθόν.
3
ThomsonThou hast loved evil more than good—lying more than speaking the truth.
BrentonGod looked down from heaven upon the sons of men, to see if there were any that understood, or sought after God.
GreekὉ Θεὸς ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ διέκυψεν ἐπὶ τοὺς υἱοὺς τῶν ἀνθρώπων, τοῦ ἰδεῖν εἰ ἔστι συνιῶν, ἢ ἐκζητῶν τὸν Θεόν.
4
ThomsonThou hast loved all the decrees of destruction—a tongue practised in deceit.
BrentonThey have all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that does good, there is not even one.
GreekΠάντες ἐξέκλιναν, ἅμα ἠχρειώθησαν, οὐκ ἔστι ποιῶν ἀγαθὸν, οὐκ ἔστιν ἕως ἑνός.
5
ThomsonFor this cause God will utterly destroy thee—tear thee up and hurl thee from thy dwelling; even thy rooted stock out of the land of the living.
BrentonWill none of the workers of iniquity know, who devour my people as they would eat bread? they have not called upon God. There were they greatly afraid, where there was no fear:
GreekΟὐχὶ γνώσονται πάντες οἱ ἐργαζόμενοι τὴν ἀνομίαν, οἱ κατεσθίοντες τὸν λαόν μου βρώσει ἄρτου; τὸν Θεὸν οὐκ ἐπεκαλέσαντο.
6
ThomsonThe righteous will see indeed and be afraid. And they will laugh at him and say,
Brentonfor God has scattered the bones of the men-pleasers; they were ashamed, for God despised them.
GreekἘκεῖ ἐφοβήθησαν φόβον, οὗ οὐκ ἦν φόβος· ὅτι ὁ Θεὸς διεσκόρπισεν ὀστᾶ ἀνθρωπαρέσκων, κατῃσχύνθησαν, ὅτι ὁ Θεὸς ἐξουδένωσεν αὐτούς.
7
ThomsonBehold the man who made not God his strength: and trusted in the abundance of his wealth; and strengthened himself in his vanity!
BrentonWho will bring the salvation of Israel out of Sion? When the Lord turns the captivity of his people, Jacob shall exult, and Israel shall be glad.
GreekΤίς δώσει ἐκ Σιὼν τὸ σωτήριον τοῦ Ἰσραήλ; ἐν τῷ ἀποστρέψαι Κύριον τὴν αἰχμαλωσίαν τοῦ λαοῦ αὐτοῦ, ἀγαλλιάσεται Ἰακὼβ, καὶ εὐφρανθήσεται Ἰσραήλ.