Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the loving kindness of God forever and ever.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
Holman Bible
in the house of God;
I trust in God’s faithful love forever and ever.
International Standard Version
But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the gracious love of God forever and ever.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God;
I trust [confidently] in the lovingkindness of God forever and ever.
Bible in Basic English
But I am like a branching olive-tree in the house of God; I have put my faith in his mercy for ever and ever.
Darby Translation
But as for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God: I will confide in the loving-kindness of God for ever and ever.
Julia Smith Translation
And I am as a green olive tree in the house of God: I trusted in the mercy of God forever and ever.
King James 2000
But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But I [am] like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God. I trust the loyal love of God forever and ever.
Modern King James verseion
But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
As for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God, my trust is in the tender mercy of God for ever and ever.
NET Bible
But I am like a flourishing olive tree in the house of God; I continually trust in God's loyal love.
New Heart English Bible
But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in God's house. I trust in God's loving kindness forever and ever.
The Emphasized Bible
But, I, am like a flourishing olive-tree, in the house of God, I have put confidence in the lovingkindness of God, for times age-abiding and beyond.
Webster
But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
World English Bible
But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in God's house. I trust in God's loving kindness forever and ever.
Youngs Literal Translation
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,
Themes
Bearing fruit » Who is planted firmly
God's Mercy » A ground of trust
Olive Trees » Illustrative » Of the righteous
Righteous » Compared with » Green olive trees
compared to Saints » Green olive trees
Topics
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 52:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
God Judges The Proud
7 Lo, this is the man who did not make God his strength, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness. 8 But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the loving kindness of God forever and ever. 9 I will give thee thanks forever, because thou have done it. And I will hope in thy name in the presence of thy sanctified, for it is good.
Cross References
Jeremiah 11:16
LORD called thy name, A green olive tree, fair with goodly fruit. With the noise of a great tumult he has kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken.
Psalm 13:5
But I have trusted in thy loving kindness. My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.
Psalm 1:3
And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither. And whatever he does shall prosper.
Psalm 92:12-14
A righteous man shall flourish like the palm tree. He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
Psalm 33:18
Behold, the eye of LORD is upon those who fear him, upon those who hope in his loving kindness,
Psalm 128:3
Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine in the innermost parts of thy house, thy sons like olive plants round about thy table.
Psalm 147:11
LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness.
Hosea 14:6-8
His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
Romans 11:24
For if thou were cut from what is by nature a wild olive tree, and were grafted contrary to nature into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these, the natural ones, be grafted into their own olive tree.