Psalms 52:9
Behold the man that made not God his helper: But trusted in the abundance of his riches: and prevailed in his vanity.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
8The just shall see and fear, and shall laugh at him, and say:
Cross References
Esther 5:11And he declared to them the greatness of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and with how great glory the king had advanced him above all his princes and servants.
Psalms 30:12Thou hast turned for me my mourning into joy: thou hast cut my sackcloth, and hast compassed me with gladness:
Psalms 48:9As we have heard, so have we seen, in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God hath founded it for ever.
Psalms 62:1Unto the end, for Idithun, a psalm of David.
Psalms 73:25For what have I in heaven? and besides thee what do I desire upon earth?
Psalms 123:2Our feet were standing in thy courts, O Jerusalem.
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 →