Psalms 53 · Verse 6

Psalms 53:6

Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
Psalms 53:6, King James Version

Psalms 53:6 in other translations

BSBOh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! When God restores His captive people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad!
WEBOh that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When God brings back his people from captivity, then Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
ASVOh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God bringeth back the captivity of his people, Then shall Jacob rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
YLTWho doth give from Zion the salvation of Israel? When God turneth back to a captivity of His people, Jacob doth rejoice--Israel is glad!
DARBYOh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God turneth again the captivity of his people, Jacob shall be glad, Israel shall rejoice.
BBEMay the salvation of Israel come out of Zion! When the fate of his people is changed by God, Jacob will have joy, and Israel will be glad.
WebsterO that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! when God bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

What does Psalms 53:6 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 O that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! - I have already shown that the proper translation is, "Who shall give from Zion salvation to Israel?" The word salvation is in the plural here, deliverances: but many MSS., with the Septuagint, Vulgate, Arabic, and Anglo-Saxon, have it in the singular. When God brinyeth back - When Jehovah bringeth back, is the reading of more than twenty of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS., with the Septuagint, Syriac, and Chaldee, and Justinianus' Polyglot Psalter. For larger notes and an analysis, the reader is requested to refer to Psa 14:1-7; and for a comparison of the two Psalms he may consult Dr. Kennicott's Hebrew Bible, where, under Psa 14:1-7, in the lower margin, the variations are exhibited at one view.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Psalms 53:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

מִ֥יmiwho?H4310
יִתֵּ֣ןyi.Tenwill he giveH5414
מִצִּיּוֹן֮mi.tzi.yOn[will be] from ZionH6726
יְשֻׁע֪וֹתye.shu.'ot[the] salvation<s> ofH3444
יִשְׂרָ֫אֵ֥לyis.Ra.'ElIsraelH3478
בְּשׁ֣וּבbe.Shuvwhen turns backH7725
אֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimGodH430
שְׁב֣וּתshe.Vut[the] captivity ofH7622
עַמּ֑וֹa.Mopeople hisH5971
יָגֵ֥לya.Gellet it be gladH1523
יַ֝עֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoJacobH3290
יִשְׂמַ֥חyis.Machlet it rejoiceH8055
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

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Cross references for Psalms 53:6

  • Jeremiah 30:18

    Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob’s tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof.

  • Psalms 14:7

    Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! when the Lord bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

  • Isaiah 12:6

    Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.

  • Psalms 126:1-4

    A Song of degrees. When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them. The Lord hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad. Turn again our captivity, O Lord, as the streams in the south.

  • Isaiah 14:32

    What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the Lord hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.

  • Isaiah 12:1-3

    And in that day thou shalt say, O Lord, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me. Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation. Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.

  • Nehemiah 12:43

    Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.

  • Psalms 106:46-48

    He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives. Save us, O Lord our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to give thanks unto thy holy name, and to triumph in thy praise. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the Lord.

  • Joel 3:1

    For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,

  • Jeremiah 31:23

    Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity; The Lord bless thee, O habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness.

  • Psalms 85:1

    To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Lord, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.

  • Amos 9:14

    And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Oh, etc. Heb. Who will give salvations, etc.
14:7
out.
50:2; Isa 12:6; 14:32
God.Instead of {elohim,} "God," more than 20 MSS., with the LXX., Syriac, and Chaldee, read {yehowah,} "Jehovah," as in Ps 14:7.
bringeth.
85:1; 126:1-4; Job 42:10; Jer 30:18; 31:23; Joe 3:1; Am 9:14
Jacob.
106:46-48; Ezr 3:11; Ne 12:43; Isa 12:1-3

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Context

  • Psalms 53:5

    There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.

  • Psalms 53:6

    Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

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Psalms 53:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
¡Oh quién diese de Sión saludes á Israel! En volviendo Dios la cautividad de su pueblo, gozarse ha Jacob, y alegraráse Israel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Là où il n’y avait pas de sujet de frayeur ils ont été saisis de frayeur; car Dieu disperse les os de ceux qui se campent contre toi. Tu les as rendus confus, parce que Dieu les a méprisés.
German
Elberfelder 1871
O daß aus Zion die Rettungen Israels da wären! Wenn Gott die Gefangenschaft seines Volkes wendet, soll Jakob frohlocken, Israel sich freuen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ecce enim Deus adjuvat me, et Dominus susceptor est animæ meæ.