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 ⌞this⌟ and be struck with fear. They will laugh at you and say, 7“Look at this person who refused to make God his fortress! Instead, he trusted his great wealth and became strong through his greed.” But I am like a large olive tree in God’s house. I trust the mercy of God forever and ever. 9I will give thanks to you forever for what you have done. In the presence of your godly people, I will wait with hope in your good name.

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 is like a tree planted beside streams— a tree that produces fruit in season and whose leaves do not wither. He succeeds in everything he does.
• Psalms 92:12Righteous people flourish like palm trees and grow tall like the cedars in Lebanon.
• Jeremiah 11:16The Lord called you a large olive tree that has beautiful fruit to look at. He will set fire to you with a mighty storm, and your branches will be broken.
• Hosea 14:6They will be like growing branches. They will be beautiful like olive trees. They will be fragrant like cedars from Lebanon.
• Romans 11:24In spite of the fact that you have been cut from a wild olive tree, you have been grafted onto a cultivated one. So wouldn’t it be easier for these natural branches to be grafted onto the olive tree they belong to?
• Psalms 13:5But I trust your mercy. My heart finds joy in your salvation.
• Psalms 33:18The Lord’s eyes are on those who fear him, on those who wait with hope for his mercy
• Psalms 147:11The Lord is pleased with those who fear him, with those who wait with hope for his mercy.

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

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• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• House of God
• Olive Tree
• David
• Mischief
• Olivetree
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• 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