English Standard Version
Psalms 52:9
9I 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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)I will praise you forever, O God, for what you have done. I will trust in your good name in the presence of your faithful people.
Context of Psalms 52:9
7"See the man who would not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his riches and sought refuge in his own destruction!" 8But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the steadfast love of God forever and ever. 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.
Read all of Psalms 52Psalms 52:9 word by word
אוֹדְךָ֣ לְ֭עוֹלָם כִּ֣י עָשִׂ֑יתָ וַאֲקַוֶּ֖ה שִׁמְךָ֥ כִֽי־ט֝֗וֹב נֶ֣גֶד חֲסִידֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 52:9
- Psalms 145:1I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever.
- Psalms 146:2I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
- Ephesians 3:20Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us,
- Psalms 27:14Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!
- Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry.
- Psalms 48:9We have thought on your steadfast love, O God, in the midst of your temple.
- Psalms 62:1For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.
- Psalms 123:2Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our God, till he has mercy upon us.
- Psalms 130:5I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope;
- Proverbs 18:10The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe.
- Lamentations 3:25The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.
- Psalms 54:6With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you; I will give thanks to your name, O Lord, for it is good.
- Psalms 73:25Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire 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
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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
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