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But Iוַאֲנִיam like an olive treeכְּזַיִתflourishingרַעֲנָןin the houseבְּבֵיתof Elohim;אֱלֹהִיםI trustבָּטַחְתִּיin the loyal loveבְחֶסֶדof Elohimאֱלֹהִיםforever and ever.עוֹלָם וָעֶד
Psalms 52:8
Study it in the app“But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of Elohim; I trust in the loyal love of Elohim forever and ever.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 52:8, word by word
- am like an olive treeזַיִתzayit
olive tree
A tree with silvery leaves that yields fruit and oil; very common in Israel.
Where else “zayit” appears- flourishingרַעֲנָןraanan
green, leafy
Green, leafy: full of leaves; also fresh, flourishing.
Where else “raanan” appears- in the houseבֵיתvet
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “vet” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- I trustבָּטַחְתִּיbatachti
trust
To rely on someone, YHWH or man.
Where else “batachti” appears- in the loyal loveחֶסֶדchesed
loyal love
God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.
Where else “chesed” appears- forever and everעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears- forever and everעֶדed
forever
Time that does not end, without limit of years.
Where else “ed” appears
The context
7“Look at the man who would not make Elohim his stronghold, and trusted in the abundance of his riches; he grew strong in his calamity.”
8 · This verse (above)
9I will give you thanks forever, for you have acted, and I will wait for your name, for it is good, before your faithful ones.