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.

The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:

Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.

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Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin:
    He will snatch you up and pluck(A) you from your tent;
    he will uproot(B) you from the land of the living.(C)
The righteous will see and fear;
    they will laugh(D) at you, saying,
“Here now is the man
    who did not make God his stronghold(E)
but trusted in his great wealth(F)
    and grew strong by destroying others!”

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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. Selah
The righteous also shall see and fear,
And shall laugh at him, saying,
“Here is the man who did not make God his strength,
But trusted in the abundance of his riches,
And strengthened himself in his [a]wickedness.”

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 52:7 Lit. desire, in evil sense

For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies.

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You have delivered me(A) from all my troubles,
    and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes.(B)

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For He has delivered me out of all trouble;
(A)And my eye has seen its desire upon my enemies.

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