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

7Behold the man that made not God his strength, but put confidence in the abundance of his riches, [and] strengthened himself in his avarice. 8But 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. I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done [it]; and I will wait on thy name, before thy godly ones, for it is good.

Psalms 52:9 word by word

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

Cross-references for Psalms 52:9

• Psalms 145:1I will extol thee, my God, O King, and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
• Psalms 146:2As long as I live will I praise Jehovah; I will sing psalms unto my God while I have my being.
• Ephesians 3:20But to him that is able to do far exceedingly above all which we ask or think, according to the power which works in us,
• Psalms 27:14Wait for Jehovah; be strong and let thy heart take courage: yea, wait for Jehovah.
• Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for Jehovah; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
• Psalms 48:9We have thought, O God, of thy loving-kindness, in the midst of thy temple.
• Psalms 62:1Upon God alone doth my soul rest peacefully; from him is my salvation.
• Psalms 123:2Behold, as the eyes of servants [look] unto the hand of their masters, as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress, so our eyes [are directed] to Jehovah our God, until he be gracious unto us.
• Psalms 130:5I wait for Jehovah; my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
• Proverbs 18:10The name of Jehovah is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
• Lamentations 3:25Jehovah is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul [that] seeketh him.
• Psalms 54:6I will freely sacrifice unto thee; I will praise thy name, O Jehovah, because it is good.
• Psalms 73:25Whom have I in the heavens? and there is none upon earth I desire beside thee.

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