Psalms 52:9

Psalms 52:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)For what you have done I will always praise you in the presence of your faithful people. And I will hope in your name, for your name is good.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I will thank you forever, because you have done it. I will wait for your name, for it is good, in the presence of the godly.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I will praise You forever, Because You have done it; And in the presence of Your saints I will wait on Your name, for it is good.

Context of Psalms 52:9

7“Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.” 8But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in the loving devotion of God forever and ever. I 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.

Psalms 52:9 word by word

אוֹדְךָ֣ לְ֭עוֹלָם כִּ֣י עָשִׂ֑יתָ וַאֲקַוֶּ֖ה שִׁמְךָ֥ כִֽי־ט֝֗וֹב נֶ֣גֶד חֲסִידֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

• I will praise Youיָדָהyâdâh · to give thanksH3034
• foreverעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• becauseכִּיkîy · forH3588
• You have done itעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• I will wait onקָוָהqâvâh · to awaitH6960
• Your nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• it is goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• in the presenceנֶ֫גֶדneged · beforeH5048
• of Your saintsחָסִידchâsîyd · piousH2623

Cross-references for Psalms 52:9

• Psalms 145:1I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever.
• Psalms 146:2I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
• Ephesians 3:20Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,
• Psalms 27:14Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
• Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
• Psalms 48:9Within Your temple, O God, we contemplate Your loving devotion.
• Psalms 62:1In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.
• Psalms 123:2As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are on the LORD our God until He shows us mercy.
• Psalms 130:5I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.
• Proverbs 18:10The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
• Lamentations 3:25The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
• Psalms 54:6Freely I will sacrifice to You; I will praise Your name, O LORD, for it is good.
• Psalms 73:25Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You.

Commentaries on Psalms 52:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9I 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.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9I will praise thee forever, beause thou hast done it - Because thou art the source of my safety. The fact that I have been delivered from the designs of Saul, and saved from the efforts of Doeg to betray me, is to be traced wholly to thee. It has been ordered by thy providence that the purposes alike of Doeg and of Saul have been defeated, and I am still safe. And I will wait on thy name - That is, I will wait on “thee;” the name being often put for the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-9Verses 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 dwell in the house of God, shall…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-9The psalmist commits himself to a life of trust in the Lord. An olive tree can live a long time with proper care (Psalms 1:3; 128:3). The psalmist wants to be near the Lord, who is his Savior and the source of his blessings (Psalms 18:6; 23:6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. 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).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 52:9

• God
• Praise
• Waiting

In the dictionaries

• David
• Mischief
• Psalms
• Doeg
• Psalms, Book of
• Maschil

Commentaries on Psalms 52

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings