Psalm 53:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Thereשָׁ֤ם
(sham)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb
they were in greatפַחַד֮
(fa·chad)
6343: dreadfrom pachad
fearפָ֥חַד
(fa·chad)
6343: dreadfrom pachad
[where] noלֹא־
(lo-)
3808: nota prim. adverb
fear 
 
6343: dreadfrom pachad
had been;הָ֪יָה֫
(ha·yah)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
For Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים
(e·lo·him)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
scatteredפִּ֭זַּר
(piz·zar)
6340: to scattera prim. root
the bonesעַצְמֹ֣ות
(atz·mo·vt)
6106: bone, substance, selffrom atsom
of him who encampedחֹנָ֑ךְ
(cho·nach;)
2583: to decline, bend down, encampa prim. root
against you; You put [them] to shame,הֱ֝בִשֹׁ֗תָה
(he·vi·sho·tah)
954: to be ashameda prim. root
becauseכִּֽי־
(ki-)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים
(e·lo·him)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
had rejectedמְאָסָֽם׃
(me·'a·sam.)
3988a: to rejecta prim. root
them. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
There were they in great
pachad  (pakh'-ad)
a (sudden) alarm (properly, the object feared, by implication, the feeling) -- dread(-ful), fear, (thing) great (fear, -ly feared), terror.
fear
pachad  (paw-kkad')
to be startled (by a sudden alarm); hence, to fear in general -- be afraid, stand in awe, (be in) fear, make to shake.
where no fear
pachad  (pakh'-ad)
a (sudden) alarm (properly, the object feared, by implication, the feeling) -- dread(-ful), fear, (thing) great (fear, -ly feared), terror.
was for God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
hath scattered
pazar  (paw-zar')
to scatter, whether in enmity or bounty -- disperse, scatter (abroad).
the bones
`etsem  (eh'tsem)
a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsame -- body, bone, life, (self-)same, strength, very.
of him that encampeth
chanah  (khaw-naw')
to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically, to pitch a tent; gen. to encamp (for abode or siege)
against thee thou hast put them to shame
buwsh  (boosh)
to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
because God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
hath despised
ma'ac  (maw-as')
to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear
them
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
There they were in great fear where no fear had been; For God scattered the bones of him who encamped against you; You put them to shame, because God had rejected them.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then they will be filled with terror-- terror like no other-- because God will scatter the bones of those who besiege you. You will put them to shame, for God has rejected them.

International Standard Version
There the Israelis were seized with terror, when there was nothing to fear. For God scattered the bones of those who laid siege against you — you put them to shame, for God rejected them.

NET Bible
They are absolutely terrified, even by things that do not normally cause fear. For God annihilates those who attack you. You are able to humiliate them because God has rejected them.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
There they feared a fear where there was no fear, because God would scatter the bones of those who are pleasing the children of men. They were ashamed because God despised them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
There they are-panic-stricken- [but] there was no reason to panic, because God has scattered the bones of those who set up camp against you. You put them to shame. After all, God has rejected them.

King James 2000 Bible
There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God has scattered the bones of him that encamps against you: you have put them to shame, because God has despised them.
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