Focused Passage

Psalms 52:6-9

The Boastful Tongue Uprooted and the Faithful Olive Tree Flourishing

The psalm moves from the exposure of boastful, deceitful speech, to God's promised judgment, to the righteous community's reverent interpretation, and finally to David's olive-tree confidence in God's enduring steadfast love.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

6The righteous will see and fear; they will mock the evildoer, saying,

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.”

8But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in the loving devotion of God forever and ever.

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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Verse 6

Cross-references

Jeremiah 9:23Classic cross-references Psalms 40:3Classic cross-references Job 22:19Classic cross-references Psalms 27:3Classic cross-references Psalms 107:42Classic cross-references

Original words

The righteousצַדִּיקִ֥יםH6662Adjective - masculine pluralwill seeוְיִרְא֖וּH7200Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluraland fearוְיִירָ֗אוּH3372Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluralvvvוְעָלָ֥יוH5921Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine singularthey will mock [the evildoer], sayingיִשְׂחָֽקוּ׃H7832Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural

Verse 7

Cross-references

Psalms 62:10Classic cross-references Matthew 13:22Classic cross-references Jeremiah 17:5Classic cross-references Isaiah 47:10Classic cross-references James 4:16Classic cross-references

Original words

Look atהִנֵּ֤הH2009Interjectionthe manהַגֶּ֗בֶרH1397Article | Noun - masculine singularwho did notלֹ֤אH3808Adverb - Negative particlemakeיָשִׂ֥יםH7760Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularGodאֱלֹהִ֗יםH430Noun - masculine pluralhis refugeמָֽע֫וּזּ֥וֹH4581Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularbut trustedוַ֭יִּבְטַחH982Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularin the abundanceבְּרֹ֣בH7230Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof his wealthעָשְׁר֑וֹH6239Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular[and] strengthened himselfיָ֝עֹ֗זH5810Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularby destructionבְּהַוָּתֽוֹ׃H1942Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular

Verse 8

Cross-references

Psalms 91:1Classic cross-references Psalms 92:12Classic cross-references Hosea 14:6Classic cross-references Psalms 1:3Classic cross-references Psalms 13:5Classic cross-references

Original words

But Iוַאֲנִ֤י׀H589Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singularam like an olive treeכְּזַ֣יִתH2132Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singularflourishingרַ֭עֲנָןH7488Adjective - masculine singularin the houseבְּבֵ֣יתH1004Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof Godאֱלֹהִ֑יםH430Noun - masculine pluralI trustבָּטַ֥חְתִּיH982Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularin the loving devotionבְחֶֽסֶד־H2617Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof Godאֱ֝לֹהִ֗יםH430Noun - masculine pluralforeverעוֹלָ֥םH5769Noun - masculine singularand everוָעֶֽד׃H5703Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 9

Cross-references

Psalms 54:6Classic cross-references Lamentations 3:25Classic cross-references Psalms 130:5Classic cross-references Lamentations 3:26Classic cross-references Psalms 73:28Classic cross-references

Original words

I will praise Youאוֹדְךָ֣H3034Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | second person masculine singularforeverלְ֭עוֹלָםH5769Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularbecauseכִּ֣יH3588ConjunctionYou have done itעָשִׂ֑יתָH6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularI will wait onוַאֲקַוֶּ֖הH6960Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singularYour nameשִׁמְךָ֥H8034Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularforכִֽי־H3588Conjunctionit is goodט֝֗וֹבH2896Adjective - masculine singularin the presenceנֶ֣גֶדH5048Prepositionof Your saintsחֲסִידֶֽיךָ׃H2623Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular

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