Psalms 52:8
But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
Psalms 52:8 in other translations
| BSB | But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in the loving devotion of God forever and ever. |
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| WEB | But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in God’s house. I trust in God’s loving kindness forever and ever. |
| ASV | But as for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God: I trust in the lovingkindness of God for ever and ever. |
| YLT | And I, as a green olive in the house of God, I have trusted in the kindness of God, To the age and for ever, |
| DARBY | But as for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God: I will confide in the loving-kindness of God for ever and ever. |
| BBE | But I am like a branching olive-tree in the house of God; I have put my faith in his mercy for ever and ever. |
| Webster | But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever. |
What does Psalms 52:8 mean?
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 52:6-9
Those wretchedly deceive themselves, who think to support themselves in power and wealth without God. The wicked man trusted in the abundance of his riches; he thought his wickedness would help him to keep his wealth. Right or wrong, he would get what he could, and keep what he had, and ruin any one that stood in his way; this he thought would strengthen him; but see what it comes to! Those who by faith and love…
Psalms 52:8 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 52:8
- Psalms 92:12-14
The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;
- Hosea 14:6-8
His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon. They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon. Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.
- Psalms 1:3
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
- Psalms 13:5
But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.
- Jeremiah 11:16
The Lord called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken.
- Psalms 147:11
The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
- Romans 11:24
For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree?
- Psalms 33:18
Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;
- Psalms 128:3
Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.
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Context
- 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.
- Psalms 52:8
But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
- Psalms 52:9
I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.
Psalms 52:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mas yo estoy como oliva verde en la casa de Dios: en la misericordia de Dios confío perpetua y eternalmente. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et les justes verront, et craindront, et ils se riront de lui: |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Ich aber bin wie ein grüner Olivenbaum im Hause Gottes; ich vertraue auf die Güte Gottes immer und ewiglich. |