Psalm 52:6 “The righteous will see and fear; they will mock the evildoer, saying,”

Psalm 52:6

The righteous will see and fear; they will mock the evildoer, saying,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

The righteous also will see it, and fear, and laugh at him, saying,

American Standard Version

The righteous also shall see it, and fear, And shall laugh at him, saying,

Geneva Bible 1599

The righteous also shall see it, and feare, and shall laugh at him, saying,

Darby Translation

The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him, [saying,]

Young's Literal Translation

And the righteous see, And fear, and laugh at him.

Bible in Basic English

The upright will see it with fear, and will say, laughing at you:

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Cross references

“righteous”

Job 22:19 Psalm 37:34 Revelation 15:4 Revelation 18:20 Psalm 64:9 Psalm 97:8

Job 22:19 · BSB

The righteous see it and are glad; the innocent mock them:

Psalm 37:34 · BSB

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 · BSB

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 · BSB

Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.

Psalm 64:9 · BSB

Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done.

Psalm 97:8 · BSB

Zion hears and rejoices, and the towns of Judah exult because of Your judgments, O LORD.

“and fear”

Psalm 40:3 Psalm 119:120

Psalm 40:3 · BSB

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.

Psalm 119:120 · BSB

My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.

“laugh”

Isaiah 37:22 Psalm 58:10 Psalm 58:11

Isaiah 37:22 · BSB

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.

Psalm 58:10 · BSB

The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.

Psalm 58:11 · BSB

Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5Surely 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

7“Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”

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