Psalms 52:7
Lo! the man who made not God his refuge,—But trusted in the abundance of his riches, Emboldened himself in his wealth!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
6The righteous shall both see and fear, And, over him, shall laugh:
Cross References
Judges 5:27Between her feet, he bowed—he fell, he lay,—Between her feet, he bowed—he fell, Where he bowed, There, he fell—destroyed!
Psalms 49:6As for them who are trusting in their wealth,—And, in the abundance of their riches, do boast themselves,
Psalms 73:7Their iniquity, hath proceeded from fatness, They have surpassed the imaginations of the heart;
Psalms 146:3Do not ye trust in nobles, in a son of man who hath no deliverance:
Ecclesiastes 8:8No man, hath power over the spirit, to retain the spirit, and, none, hath power over the day of death, and there is no furlough in war,—neither shall lawlessness deliver them who are given thereto.
Jeremiah 17:5Thus, saith Yahweh Accursed is the man—Who trusteth in a son of earth, And hath made flesh his arm,—And whose heart from Yahweh, turneth aside:
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 →