Psalms 52:8

“But I [am] like a green olive tree in the house of God, etc.] Or rather it should be supplied, “I shall be” f704; since David was at this time an exile from the house of God: and this expresses his faith and confidence, that, notwithstanding his present troubles, he should be restored again, and be in a very flourishing condition, in the church of God; which is here meant by “the house of God”: it being of his building, and where he dwells, and where to have a place is the great privilege of the saints; they are planted there by the Lord himself, and shall never be rooted up; they are fixed there, and shall never go out; which was David’s confidence, (<192306>Psalm 23:6); and where he…”

“The figure used is common (Psa 1:3; Jer 11:16). green--fresh. house, &c.--in communion with God (compare Psa 27:4-5). for ever and ever--qualifies "mercy."”

“But I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God - I am safe and happy, notwithstanding the effort made by my enemy, the informer, to secure my destruction. I have been kept unharmed, like a green and flourishing tree - a tree protected in the very courts of the sanctuary - safe under the care and the eye of God. A green tree is the emblem of prosperity. See Psalms 1:3, note; Psalms 37:35, note; compare Psalms 92:12. The “house of God” here referred to is the tabernacle, considered as the place where God was supposed to reside. See Psalms 15:1, note; Psalms 23:6, note; Psalms 27:4-5, notes. The particular allusion here is to the “courts” of the tabernacle. An olive tree would not be…”

“The house - In God's church, or among his people. Psalms 52:9”

“52:8-9 The psalmist commits himself to a life of trust in the Lord. • An olive tree lives a long time when cared for (1:3; 128:3). The psalmist desires to be close to the Lord, his Savior and the source of his blessing (18:6; 23:6).”

“like: Psa 1:3, Psa 92:12-14; Jer 11:16; Hos 14:6-8; Rom 11:24 I trust: Psa 13:5, Psa 33:18, Psa 147:11 Psalms 52:9”

“The gloomy song now brightens up, and in calmer tones draws rapidly to a close. The betrayer becomes like an uprooted tree; the betrayed, however, stands firm and is like to a green-foliaged olive ( Jer 11:16) which is planted in the house of Elohim ( Psa 90:14), that is to say, in sacred and inaccessible ground; cf. the promise in Isa 60:13. The weighty expression כּי עשׂית refers, as in Ps 22:32, to the gracious and just carrying out of that which was aimed at in the election of David. If this be attained, then he will for ever give thanks and further wait on the Name, i.e., the self-attestation, of God, which is so gracious and kind, he will give thanks and "wait" in the presence of all…”