Psalms 52:9
\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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8\52:6\The upright will see it with fear, and will say, laughing at you:
Cross References
Esther 5:11And he gave them an account of the glories of his wealth, and the number of children he had, and the ways in which he had been honoured by the king, and how he had put him over the captains and servants of the king.
Psalms 30:12\30:11\By you my sorrow is turned into dancing; you have taken away my clothing of grief, and given me robes of joy;
Psalms 48:9\48:8\As it came to our ears so have we seen it, in the town of the Lord of armies, in the town of our God; God will keep it fixed for ever. (Selah.)
Psalms 62:1To the chief music-maker. After Jeduthun. A Psalm. Of David.
Psalms 73:25Whom have I in heaven but you? and having you I have no desire for anything on earth.
Psalms 123:2See! as the eyes of servants are turned to the hands of their masters, and the eyes of a servant-girl to her owner, so our eyes are waiting for the Lord our God, till he has mercy on us.
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 →