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Psalms 52:6
The righteous will see and fear; they will mock the evildoer, saying,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist declares the outcome of divine judgment, positioning this statement between God’s pronouncement of ruin upon the evildoer and the description of that evildoer’s failed self-reliance. The words — צַדִּיקִ֥ים (tza.di.Kim) translates to righteous [people], and יִשְׂחָֽקוּ (yis.Cha.ku) means they will laugh or mock. The thread — The motif of the righteous observing divine intervention appears in Job 22:19 and Psalms 40:3, while Psalms 37:34 links the removal of the wicked to the righteous inheriting the land. Why it lands — The text demands acknowledgment that human wealth cannot substitute for divine refuge, requiring readers to place their trust in God rather than temporary power.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:
Cross-references
- Job 22:19 The righteous see it and are glad; the innocent mock them:
- Psalms 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.
- Psalms 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.
- Revelation 15:4 Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”
- Revelation 18:20 Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.
- Psalms 58:10 The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
- Psalms 64:9 Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done.
- Psalms 97:8 Zion hears and rejoices, and the towns of Judah exult because of Your judgments, O LORD.
- Psalms 119:120 My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.
- Isaiah 37:22 this is the word that the LORD has spoken against him: ‘The Virgin Daughter of Zion despises you and mocks you; the Daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head behind you.