Psalms 52:7
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.
Çalışma Notu
Study Note
'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' — the righteous community's taunt-reflection on the wicked man's fall identifies the root of his destruction: he chose wealth and power rather than God as his foundational resource. The Hebrew 'ma'oz' (strength, fortress, refuge) is a key term in the Psalter for divine protective power (Psalms 27:1; 28:8; 46:1), and its rejection in favor of riches constitutes a fundamental theological inversion — self-sufficiency substituted for God-dependency. Luke 12:19–21 echoes this analysis in the Rich Fool parable: life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.
Diğer Çeviriler
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.
`Lo, the man who maketh not God his strong place, And trusteth in the abundance of his riches, He is strong in his mischiefs.'
See, this is the man who did not make God his strength, but had faith in his goods and his property, and made himself strong in his wealth.
Çapraz Referanslar
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Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God:
Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.
Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.