Psalms 52:7
“Behold the man that made not God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And placed his strength in his wickedness!”
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
6The righteous shall see and fear, And shall laugh at him.
Cross References
Psalms 49:6They who trust in their riches, And glory in the greatness of their wealth?
Psalms 73:7From their bosom issueth their iniquity; The designs of their hearts burst forth.
Psalms 146:3Put not your trust in princes, In the son of man, in whom is no help!
Ecclesiastes 8:8No man hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit, and no man hath power over the day of death; and there is no discharge in that war; and wickedness shall not deliver those that are guilty of it.
Jeremiah 17:5Thus saith Jehovah: Cursed be the man who trusteth in man, And maketh flesh his arm, And whose heart departeth from Jehovah!
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 →