Psalms 52 · Verse 9

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 52:9, King James Version

Psalms 52:9 in other translations

BSBI will praise You forever, because You have done it. I will wait on Your name— for it is good— in the presence of Your saints.
WEBI will give you thanks forever, because you have done it. I will hope in your name, for it is good, in the presence of your saints.
ASVI will give thee thanks for ever, because thou hast done it; And I will hope in thy name, for it is good, in the presence of thy saints.
YLTI thank Thee to the age, because Thou hast done it, And I wait on Thy name for it is good before Thy saints!
DARBYI will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it; and I will wait on thy name, before thygodly ones, for it is good.
BBEI will give you praise without end for what you have done; I will give honour to your name before your saints, for it is good.
WebsterI will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.

What does Psalms 52:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. hast done--that is, what the context supplies, "preserved me" (compare Psa 22:31). wait ... name--hope in Thy perfections, manifested for my good (Psa 5:11; 20:1). for it is good--that is, Thy name, and the whole method or result of its manifestation (Psa 54:6; 69:16).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 I will praise thee for ever - Because I know that all my good comes from thee; therefore, will I ever praise thee for that good. I will wait on thy name - I will expect all my blessings from the all-sufficient Jehovah, who is eternal and unchangeable. It is good before thy saints - It is right that I should expect a continuation of thy blessings by uniting with thy saints in using thy ordinances. Thus I shall wait.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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…

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Psalms 52:9 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.

אוֹדְךָ֣'od.KhaI will give thanks to youH3034
לְ֭עוֹלָםLe.'o.lomfor everH5769
כִּ֣יkiforH3588
עָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.tayou have actedH6213
וַאֲקַוֶּ֖הva.'a.ka.Vehand I may wait forH6960
שִׁמְךָ֥shim.Khaname yourH8034
כִֽי\־khi-forH3588
ט֝֗וֹבTov[it is] goodH2895
נֶ֣גֶדNe.gedbeforeH5048
חֲסִידֶֽיךָ\׃cha.si.Dei.khafaithful [people] yourH2623

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 52:9

  • Lamentations 3:25-26

    The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.

  • Psalms 130:5-6

    I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.

  • Psalms 73:28

    But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all thy works.

  • Psalms 54:6

    I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O Lord; for it is good.

  • Psalms 62:5

    My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.

  • Proverbs 18:10

    The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

  • Psalms 73:25-26

    Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

  • Ephesians 3:20-21

    Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

  • Psalms 62:1

    To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.

  • Psalms 145:1-2

    David’s Psalm of praise. I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever. Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.

  • Psalms 123:2-3

    Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until that he have mercy upon us. Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

  • Psalms 27:14

    Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
praise.
145:1,2; 146:2; Eph 3:20,21
wait.
27:14; 40:1; 48:9,10; 62:1,5; 123:2,3; 130:5,6; Pr 18:10; La 3:25,26
for it is.
54:6; 73:25,26,28

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Context

  • 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.

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Psalms 52:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Te alabaré para siempre por lo que has hecho: y esperaré en tu nombre, porque es bueno, delante de tus santos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Voilà l’homme qui n’a pas pris Dieu pour sa force, mais qui s’est confié en la multitude de ses richesses, et qui se fortifiait dans son avidité!
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ich werde dich preisen ewiglich, weil du es getan hast; und auf deinen Namen werde ich harren, denn er ist gut, vor deinen Frommen.