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

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 52:6-9

David was at this time in great distress; the mischief Doeg had done him was but the beginning of his sorrows; and yet here we have him triumphing, and that is more than rejoicing, in tribulation. Blessed Paul, in the midst of his troubles, is in the midst of his triumphs, 2 Cor. 2:14. David here triumphs, I. In the fall of Doeg. Yet, lest this should look like personal revenge, he does not speak of it as how own act, but the language of other righteous persons. They shall observe God's... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 52:8

But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God ,.... Or rather it should be supplied, "I shall be" F4 "Ero", Piscator, Cocceius, Gejerus. ; since David was at this time an exile from the house of God: and this expresses his faith and confidence, that, notwithstanding his present troubles, he should be restored again, and be in a very flourishing condition, in the church of God; which is here meant by "the house of God": it being of his building, and where he dwells, and where... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 52:8

But I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God - I shall be in the house of God, full of spiritual vigor, bringing forth evergreen leaves and annual fruit, as the olive does when planted in a proper soil and good situation. It does not mean that there were olive-trees planted in God's house; but he was in God's house, as the olive was in its proper place and soil. I trust in the mercy of God - The wicked man trusts in his riches: I trust in my God. He, like a bad tree, bringing... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 52:8

Verse 8 8But I am like a green olive-tree (283) We have seen that David was enabled, by the exercise of faith, to look down upon the worldly grandeur of Doeg with a holy contempt; and now we find him rising superior to all that was presently afflictive in his own condition. Though, to appearance, he more resembled the withered trunk of a tree which rots upon the ground, he compares himself, in the confidence of coming prosperity, to a green olive. I need not say that the destruction of Doeg... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 52:1-9

Metrically, the psalm seems to consist of three strophes, extending respectively to four, three, and two verses. In the first strophe Doeg's wickedness is set forth ( 1 Samuel 21:1-4 ); in the second ( 1 Samuel 21:5-7 ), he is threatened with God's vengeance; in the third ( 1 Samuel 21:8 , 1 Samuel 21:9 ), David thanks God for the vengeance which he has executed, and declares his intention always to trust in him. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 52:1-9

A betrayer. The "mighty man" might have been Doeg or some other who had gained notoriety as a betrayer. I. THE ODIOUSNESS OF HIS CHARACTER . It is marked by deceitfulness. Craft and lying are the tools of the betrayer. He cannot get on without them, and he waxes expert in their use. He may pretend friendship, but malice is in his heart. Even if he speaks truth, it is not in love, but in hate. "Whispering tongues can poison truth," Beat on mischief, he does not think of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 52:1-9

"This psalm is A stern upbraiding addressed to the man who, unscrupulous in the exercise of his power, and proud of his wealth, finds his delight in all the arts of the practised liar." I. THE ARROGANCE OF A WICKED MAN IN WORLDLY POWER . 1 . He boasts of the evil which he does. He is not ashamed of his wickedness. 2 . He is bent upon ever new forms of mischief. Works deceitfully, and not openly, and his tongue, as the instrument of his mind, is ever... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 52:8

But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God . In conclusion, the psalmist contrasts his own condition, as one of God's people, with that of Doeg, which he had described in Psalms 52:7-9 . Doeg is about to be "plucked up" and "rooted out of the land of the living" ( Psalms 52:5 ); he is like a flourishing green olive tree planted in the sanctuary, or "house of God." Doeg is entirely without any trust in the Almighty ( Psalms 52:7 ); he declares of himself, I trust in the mercy... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 52:8

The olive an emblem of the gifts and graces of the Holy Spirit. "I am like a green olive tree," etc. In Psalms 92:1-15 . the righteous are compared to two of the noblest trees—the queenly palm and the imperial cedar. In Psalms 1:1-6 . to an evergreen tree that loves to grow by flowing waters—the orange or citron, crowned at once with silver blossom and golden fruit. Here a less majestic tree is chosen, yet one which plays a great part in Scripture—the olive, whose golden oil, from its... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 52:8-9

Herewe have The testimony of a saint, confirmed as good by all the saints. I. THE CHARACTER OF THE SAINTS . "I am like a green olive tree." The olive was remarkable for life, beauty, and usefulness. Habakkuk speaks of the "labours of the olive" ( Habakkuk 3:17 ); Jeremiah, of its "goodly fruit" ( Jeremiah 11:16 ); and Hosed, of its "beauty" ( Hosea 14:6 ). It was therefore a fitting symbol of God's people ( Romans 11:16 ), who are adorned with the beauty of holiness,... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 52:6-9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 52:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 52:8

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 52:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 52:1-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 52:1-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 52:1-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 52:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 52:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 52:8-9

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