psalm-52:8,-hosea-14:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 52:8

But I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God - I am safe and happy, notwithstanding the effort made by my enemy, the informer, to secure my destruction. I have been kept unharmed, like a green and flourishing tree - a tree protected in the very courts of the sanctuary - safe under the care and the eye of God. A green tree is the emblem of prosperity. See Psalms 1:3, note; Psalms 37:35, note; compare Psalms 92:12. The “house of God” here referred to is the tabernacle, considered as the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 52:8

Psalms 52:8. I am like a green olive-tree When Doeg and his brethren shall wither and perish, I, who have made God my refuge; I, whom he despised and persecuted, and thought to be in a desperate condition, shall be established and flourish; in the house of God In God’s church, and among his people; or, in God’s tabernacle, from which Doeg shall be plucked away; but to which, I doubt not, I shall be restored. “One principal part of the happiness David promised himself was, that he should... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 52:1-9

Psalms 52-54 Those who act treacherouslyWhen David fled from Saul he obtained urgently needed provisions from the priests at Nob (1 Samuel 21:1-9). He was seen by Doeg, an Edomite and a servant of Saul, who reported the matter to Saul. In a typical fit of mad vengeance, Saul ordered Doeg to kill all the priests at Nob, something that Doeg was very willing to do (1 Samuel 22:6-23). On hearing of Doeg’s butchery, David wrote a poem against him, which has been preserved in the Bible as Psalms 52:0... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 52:8

mercy = lovingkindness, or grace. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 52:8

THREE MARKS OF DAVID'S GRATITUDE"But as for me I am like a green olive tree in the house of God:I trust in the lovingkindness of God forever and ever.I will give thanks forever, because thou hast done it;And I will hope in thy name, for it is good, in the presence of thy saints.""A green olive tree in the house of God" (Psalms 52:8). Some scholars have questioned whether or not olive trees were actually planted upon the tabernacle grounds, or later upon the temple grounds; but the great... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 52:8

Psalms 52:8. But I am like a green olive-tree— The olive-tree is an evergreen, not liable to decay, and therefore of a very long duration. To this the Psalmist compares himself, to denote the stability and perpetuity of his prosperity, and that of his family; the olive propagating itself by fresh shoots, and being thus far, as it were immortal. See Plin. Nat. Hist. lib. 17: cap. 30., and Theophrast. Hist. Plant. lib. 4: cap. 15. One principal part also of the happiness which David promised... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 52:8

8. The figure used is common (Psalms 1:3; Jeremiah 11:16). green—fresh. house, c.—in communion with God (compare Psalms 27:4 Psalms 27:5). for ever and ever—qualifies "mercy." read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 52:1-9

Psalms 52David contrasted his trust in the Lord with the treachery of those who have no regard for Him in this psalm of trust. The historical background appears in the title (1 Samuel 21-22). Undoubtedly Doeg the Edomite was in David’s mind as he described the wicked. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 52:8

David repudiated the confidence of the wicked and reaffirmed his trust in the Lord. He pictured himself as a flourishing olive tree, in contrast to his uprooted enemy (Psalms 52:5; cf. Psalms 1:3; Hosea 14:6). Olive trees live unusually long, and they are productive and attractive. They were and are very numerous in Israel. The tree David saw was in the tabernacle courtyard, symbolic of his nearness to God. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 52:8-9

2. God’s deliverance of the trusting 52:8-9 read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 52:8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 52:8

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 52:1-9

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 52:8

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 52:8

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 52:8

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 52:8

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 52:1-9

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 52:8

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 52:8-9

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