King James Version

Psalms 52:6

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 52:8.

וְיִרְא֖וּveyirvand seeרָאָהconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and see”, an unfinished actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…צַדִּיקִ֥יםtsadiqimjustצַדִּיקadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “just”, the ordinary formH6662justjust, lawful, righteous (man).וְיִירָ֗אוּveyiravand fearיָרֵאconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and fear”, an unfinished actionH3372to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frightenaffright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), [idiom] see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).וְעָלָ֥יוvealayvand aboveעַלconjunction, preposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…יִשְׂחָֽקוּyischaqvlaughשָׂחַקverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “laugh”, an unfinished actionH7832to laugh (in pleasure or detraction); by implication, to playderide, have in derision, laugh, make merry, mock(-er), play, rejoice, (laugh to) scorn, be in (make) sport.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(52-8) The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

They have not called upon God: there have they trembled for fear, where there was no fear. For God hath scattered the bones of them that please men: they have been confounded, because God hath despised them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(52-8) The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the righteous shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him, and say,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ὄψονται δίκαιοι καὶ φοβηθήσονται, καὶ ἐπʼ αὐτὸν γελάσονται, καὶ ἐροῦσιν,