Psalms 52:8
What does Psalms 52:8 mean?
A plain-English look at Psalms 52:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000But 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.
KJV
King James Version · 1611But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901But 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949But I am like a branching olive-tree in the house of God; I have put my faith in his mercy for ever and ever.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And I, as a green olive in the house of God, I have trusted in the kindness of God, To the age and for ever,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Not available in this translation
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890But as for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the house ofGod: I will confide in the loving-kindness ofGod for ever and ever.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 128:3
Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine, In the innermost parts of thy house; Thy children like olive plants, Round about thy table.
- Hosea 14:6
His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
- Psalms 147:11
Jehovah taketh pleasure in them that fear him, In those that hope in his lovingkindness.
- Psalms 92:12
The righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree: He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
- Jeremiah 11:16
Jehovah called thy name, A green olive-tree, fair with goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken.
- Romans 11:24
For if thou wast cut out of that which is by nature a wild olive tree, and wast grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree; how much more shall these, which are the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?
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