Psalms 52:8

\52:6\The upright will see it with fear, and will say, laughing at you:

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.

In Context

7\52:5\But God will put an end to you for ever; driving you out from your tent, uprooting you from the land of the living. (Selah.)

9\52:7\See, this is the man who did not make God his strength, but had faith in his goods and his property, and made himself strong in his wealth.

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Cross References

Psalms 1:3He will be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, which gives its fruit at the right time, whose leaves will ever be green; and he will do well in all his undertakings.

Psalms 33:18See, the eye of the Lord is on those in whose hearts is the fear of him, on those whose hope is in his mercy;

Psalms 92:12\92:11\My eyes have seen trouble come on my haters; my ears have news of the fate of the evil-doers who have come up against me.

Psalms 147:11The Lord takes pleasure in his worshippers, and in those whose hope is in his mercy.

Hosea 14:6\14:5\I will be as the dew to Israel; he will put out flowers like a lily, and send out his roots like Lebanon.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 52:7-9

The Ruin of Doeg Predicted. 6 The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him: 7 Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness. 8 But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever. 9 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. David was at this time in great distress; the mischief Doeg… Read the whole commentary →

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