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Psalms 52:1

Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.

KJV

In finem, pro Maëleth intelligentiæ David. Dixit insipiens in corde suo : Non est Deus.

Vulgate

Εἰς τὸ τέλος, ὑπὲρ μαελέθ· συνέσεως τῷ Δαυείδ.

LXX

Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? The lovingkindness of God endureth continually.

ASV

לַ/מְנַצֵּ֗חַ מַשְׂכִּ֥יל לְ/דָוִֽד

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

3 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

דָּוִ֔ד
dvd
proper_noun · 1067×
מְנַצֵּ֥חַ
mntsch
verb · 65×
מַשְׂכִּ֥יל
mshkyl
noun · 13×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 21:7 — Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul.
  • 1Sam 21:7 — Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul.
  • 1Sam 22:9 — Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.
  • 1Sam 22:9 — Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.
  • 2Tim 3:2 — For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
  • Dan 11:27 — And both these kings’ hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.
  • Exod 22:9 — For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, which another challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the
  • Gen 6:4 — There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old,
  • Gen 10:8 — And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
  • Gen 31:29 — It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
  • Isa 59:4 — None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
  • Jas 3:5 — Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
  • Jas 4:16 — But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
  • Jer 8:12 — Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they
  • Jer 37:14 — Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him: so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.
  • Prov 6:14 — Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
  • Prov 6:18 — An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
  • Ps 7:14 — Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
  • Ps 10:2 — The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
  • Ps 12:2 — They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
  • Ps 28:3 — Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.
  • Ps 32:1 — Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
  • Ps 34:8 — O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
  • Ps 36:3 — The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.
  • Ps 36:5 — Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.
  • Ps 89:6 — For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD?
  • Ps 94:4 — How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?
  • Ps 94:4 — How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?
  • Ps 94:20 — Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?
  • Ps 103:17 — But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;
  • Ps 107:1 — O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
  • Ps 137:1 — By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.