Psalms 52:8
(52:10) But I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God: I trust in the kindness of God for ever and ever.
Leeser Tanakh
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
Cross References
Psalms 1:3And he shall be like a tree planted by rivulets of water, that yieldeth its fruit in its season, and the leaf of which doth not wither; and all that he may do shall prosper.
Psalms 33:18Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon those that fear him, upon those that hope for his kindness.
Psalms 92:12(92:13) The righteous shall spring up like the palm-tree: like a cedar in Lebanon shall he grow high.
Psalms 147:11The Lord taketh pleasure in those that fear him, that wait for his kindness.
Hosea 14:6(14:7) His suckers shall spread out, and his beauty shall be as that of the olive-tree, and his smell as that of the 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 →