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Psalms 52:8

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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

Psalms 52:8 — KJV

Theological / Devotional

Green olive tree. Unlike the tyrant (see v. 5), David flourishes like a live tree, and bears fruit (see on Ps. 1:3 ; 92:12–14).

I trust. Unlike Doeg, who trusted in his riches, David made God his confidence.

Mercy of God. Apparently an allusion to the second half of v. 1.

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