Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

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.

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

But I am like a flourishing olive tree
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.

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.

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,

References

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Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Context Readings

God Judges The Proud

7 Behold, this is the man that 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 lovingkindness of God forever and ever.
9 I will praise thee for ever because thou hast done it, and I will wait on thy name, for it is good before thy merciful ones.

Cross References

Jeremiah 11:16

The LORD called thy name, A green olive tree, beautiful in fruit and in appearance. At the voice of a great word he caused fire to be kindled upon it, and they broke her branches.

Psalm 13:5

But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.

Psalm 1:3

And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.

Psalm 92:12-14

The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree; he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

Psalm 33:18

Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon those that fear him, upon those that wait for his mercy

Psalm 128:3

Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thy house; thy children like olive plants round about thy table.

Psalm 147:11

The LORD takes pleasure in those that fear him, in those that wait upon his mercy.

Hosea 14:6-8

His branches shall spread, and his glory shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.

Romans 11:24

For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature and wert grafted contrary to nature into the good olive tree, how much more shall these, which are the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?

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