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Psalms 52:3 Interlinear

“Thou lovest evil more than good and lying rather than to speak righteousness Selah”

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Psalms 52 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	אָהַ֣בְתָּ	H157	Thou lovest	to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
2	רָּ֣ע	H7451	evil	bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
3	מִטּ֑וֹב	H2896	more than good	good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
4	שֶׁ֓קֶר׀	H8267	and lying	an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
5	מִדַּבֵּ֖ר	H1696	rather than to speak	perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
6	צֶ֣דֶק	H6664	righteousness	the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
7	סֶֽלָה׃	H5542	Selah	suspension (of music), i.e., pause

Psalms 52:3 (current)Thou lovest evil more than good and lying rather than to speak righteousness Selah