Psalms 52:8

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

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BSBPD

“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 · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 52:8 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 1:3He 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.
  2. Psalms 13:5But I have trusted in Your loving devotion; my heart will rejoice in Your salvation.
  3. Psalms 33:18Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion
  4. Psalms 58:11Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”
  5. Psalms 92:12The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
  6. Psalms 128:3Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table.
  7. Psalms 147:11The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.
  8. Jeremiah 11:16The 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.
  9. Hosea 14:6His shoots will sprout, and his splendor will be like the olive tree, his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon.
  10. Romans 11:24For 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!

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