Psalm 52:8 “But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust i…”

Psalm 52:8

But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in the loving devotion of God forever and ever.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

World English Bible

But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in God’s house. I trust in God’s loving kindness forever and ever.

American Standard Version

But as for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God: I trust in the lovingkindness of God for ever and ever.

Geneva Bible 1599

But I shall bee like a greene oliue tree in the house of God: for I trusted in the mercie of God for euer and euer.

Darby Translation

But as for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God: I will confide in the loving-kindness of God for ever and ever.

Young's Literal Translation

And I, as a green olive in the house of God, I have trusted in the kindness of God, To the age and for ever,

Bible in Basic English

But I am like a branching olive-tree in the house of God; I have put my faith in his mercy for ever and ever.

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Cross references

“like”

Psalm 92:12–14 Hosea 14:6–8 Psalm 1:3 Jeremiah 11:16 Romans 11:24

Psalm 92:12–14 · BSB

The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

Hosea 14:6–8 · BSB

His shoots will sprout, and his splendor will be like the olive tree, his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon.

Psalm 1:3 · BSB

He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.

Jeremiah 11:16 · BSB

The LORD once called you a flourishing olive tree, beautiful with well-formed fruit. But with a mighty roar He will set it on fire, and its branches will be consumed.

Romans 11:24 · BSB

For if you were cut from a wild olive tree, and contrary to nature were grafted into one that is cultivated, how much more readily will these, the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree!

“I trust”

Psalm 13:5 Psalm 147:11 Psalm 33:18

Psalm 13:5 · BSB

But I have trusted in Your loving devotion; my heart will rejoice in Your salvation.

Psalm 147:11 · BSB

The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.

Psalm 33:18 · BSB

Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion

Also

Psalm 128:3

Psalm 128:3 · BSB

Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7“Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”

9I will praise You forever, because You have done it. I will wait on Your name— for it is good— in the presence of Your saints.

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