Psalms 52:8

Psalms 52:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
• New International Version (NIV)But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God’s unfailing love for ever and ever.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the steadfast love of God forever and ever.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever.

Context of Psalms 52:8

6Righteous people will see what has happened, and they will be afraid. Then they will laugh at the wicked person, and they will say, 7‘Look! This man did not trust God to keep him safe. Instead, he trusted in his riches. He thought that he could be cruel, and that would keep him safe.’ But I am like a strong olive tree that grows in the house of God. I will always trust in God's faithful love for his people. 9I will always praise you, God, for what you have done. I will trust you to help me, together with all those who serve you.

Psalms 52:8 word by word

וַאֲנִ֤י׀ כְּזַ֣יִת רַ֭עֲנָן בְּבֵ֣ית אֱלֹהִ֑ים בָּטַ֥חְתִּי בְחֶֽסֶד־אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים עוֹלָ֥ם וָעֶֽד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• like a greenרַעֲנָןra‛ănân · luxuriantH7488
• olive treeזַ֫יִתzayith · oliveH2132
• in the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• I trustבָּטַחbâţach · to trustH982
• in the mercyחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
• for everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• and everעַד‛ad · perpetuityH5703

Cross-references for Psalms 52:8

• Psalms 1:3He will become like a tree that grows beside streams of water. It gives its fruit at the right season. Its leaves do not fall off. Everything that person does will have a good result.
• Psalms 92:12Righteous people will do well, like a palm tree that makes new leaves. They will become strong, like a tall cedar tree in Lebanon.
• Jeremiah 11:16I, the Lord, called you a beautiful olive tree. It was a tree that gave lots of good fruit. But now I will destroy you with fire. The flames will make a loud noise. All your branches will be useless.
• Hosea 14:6They will grow like a tree that makes new branches. They will be beautiful like olive trees. They will have a sweet smell, like the forests in Lebanon.
• Romans 11:24God cut you like branches from a wild olive tree. Then he put you into the farmer's olive tree so that you became part of it. He could do that even though that was not your own tree before. So God will be able to do that for Israel's people. He can easily put them back into their own tree, that they were part of before.
• Psalms 13:5But I will trust you because of your faithful love. Please make me safe, so that I can be happy and thank you.
• Psalms 33:18Remember, the Lord takes care of people who respect him. Those people trust him for his faithful love.
• Psalms 147:11Who does make the Lord happy? People who respect him and serve him well. People who trust him because they know he loves them.

Commentaries on Psalms 52:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8But I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God - I shall be in the house of God, full of spiritual vigor, bringing forth evergreen leaves and annual fruit, as the olive does when planted in a proper soil and good situation. It does not mean that there were olive-trees planted in God's house; but he was in God's house, as the olive was in its proper place and soil. I trust in the mercy of God - The wicked man trusts in his riches: I trust in my God…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8But I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God - I am safe and happy, notwithstanding the effort made by my enemy, the informer, to secure my destruction. I have been kept unharmed, like a green and flourishing tree - a tree protected in the very courts of the sanctuary - safe under the care and the eye of God. A green tree is the emblem of prosperity. See Psalm 1:3, note; Psalm 37:35, note; compare Psalm 92:12. The “house of God” here referred to…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. 88. The figure used is common (Psa 1:3; Jr 11:16). green--fresh. house, &c.--in communion with God (compare Psa 27:4, 5). for ever and ever--qualifies "mercy."Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 52:8

• Blessing
• Church
• Faith
• Righteous

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• House of God
• Olive Tree
• David
• Mischief
• Olivetree
• Psalms
• Color; Colors
• Doeg

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