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Psalms 52:9

I will praise Thee for ever, because Thou hast done it.

He closeth the psalm comfortably, with resolution to praise God, and to depend upon Him. Whence learn

1. Victory over temptations obtained by faith is very glorious; for faith doth make a man as sure of what is to come as if it were perfected, and filleth him with praise for the certain hope of the performance of promises; “I will praise Thee for ever, because Thou hast done it.”

2. Faith being solidly fixed, bringeth forth hope and quiet expectation of what is promised, “I will wait on Thy name.”

3. As the Christian patience of one of the saints is a matter of good example and great encouragement unto all the rest that behold it: so the consideration of the good which may redound to others, who shall be witnesses of our patient attending upon God, should stir us up to this duty of patient hope in God, “I will wait on Thee, for it is good before Thy saints.” (D. Dickson.).

Psalms 53:1

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See also Psalms 52:9 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Psalms 52:9. _I WILL PRAISE THEE FOR EVER_] Because I know that all my good comes from thee; therefore, will I ever praise thee for that good. _I WILL WAIT ON THY NAME_] I will expect all my bl...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    I WILL PRAISE THEE FOREVER, BEAUSE THOU HAST DONE IT - Because thou art the source of my safety. The fact that I have been delivered from the designs of Saul, and saved from the efforts of Doeg to bet...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    Psalms 52 The Proud and Boasting Man __ 1. The character of the man of sin (Psalms 52:1) 2. The character of the righteous (Psalms 52:8) The four Psalms which follow (all Maschil Psalms) give mos...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    LII. The Psalmist denounces an enemy of his who trusts in his wealth and in unscrupulous falsehood. He is confident that this adversary will be rooted up and that he himself will flourish and abide in...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    THOU HAST DONE IT. David ascribes all the glory to his God. THY NAME. Thyself. See note on Psalms 20:1. THY SAINTS. Some codices read singular. Thy beloved (One)....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The sight of his fall inspires the righteous with awe, and gives occasion for rejoicing at this proof of God's just government of the world, for trustful hope, and grateful thanksgiving....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _I will praise thee_ R.V., I will give thee thanks, "the sacrifice of thanksgiving," Psalms 50:23. _because thou hast done it_ For this emphatic absolute use of the verb cp. Psalms 22:31; Psalms 37:5...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    I WILL WAIT ON THY NAME— To _wait on God's name,_ is, to wait or call upon, and expect aid from him, whose name is Jehovah, and who is every thing which that name implies. _This is good before the sai...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    PSALMS 52 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Doeg the Edomite Denounced. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 52:1-5, Doeg Remonstrated with, Described, and Threatened. Stanza II., Psalms 52:6-9, The Laugh of the Righteous o...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _I WILL PRAISE THEE FOR EVER, BECAUSE THOU HAST DONE IT: AND I WILL WAIT ON THY NAME; FOR IT IS GOOD BEFORE THY SAINTS._ I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done (it). Faith anticipates in...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    52:9 thee (i-4) Or 'give thee thanks,' and so Psalms 67:3 ,Psalms 67:5 . good. (k-26) Or 'and I will wait on thy name; because it is good before thy godly ones.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    BEFORE THY SAINTS] RV 'in the presence of thy saints,' to be connected with I will wait. Possibly we should read,' I will declare that thy name is good,' etc....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    Title.—(RV) 'For the Chief Musician. Maschil of David: when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech.' In some respects Doeg (1 Samuel 22:9) migh...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    PSALMS 42:72 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. Words marked with a *star are described in the word list at the end. The translated Bible text has yet to go through Advanced Che...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    BECAUSE THOU HAST DONE IT. — Better, _because thou workest, i.e., for thy works,_ but spoken in anticipation of future manifestations. I WILL WAIT ON THY NAME.... — Better, _I will wait for thy glory...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    _[Psalms 52:11]_ אֹודְךָ֣ לְ֭ עֹולָם כִּ֣י עָשִׂ֑יתָ...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    Psalms 52:1 THE progress of feeling in this psalm is clear, but there is no very distinct division into strophes and one of the two Selahs does not mark a transition, though it does make a pause. Firs...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    THE BOASTER AND THE TRUSTER Psalms 52:1 The inscription of this psalm describes its origin. The contrast which it presents is full of instruction. The ungodly is often a mighty man in the estimation...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    In this song the attitude of God toward the wicked man who is a tyrant is manifest. The mighty man who boasts himself in mischief is first put in striking contrast to God whose mercy endureth continua...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done (h) [it]: and I will wait on thy name; for [it is] good before thy saints. (h) Executed his vengeance....

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    REFLECTIONS MY soul, pause over the short relation, given in this Psalm, of the malice of the wicked; and, in the instance of this wretched Edomite, behold a representation of all that race. Children...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    If we read these sweet verses, first with reference to Christ the head of his Church, and then, as the language of faith, from a conscious union with him, as the members of his body, we shall enter in...

  • James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

    _THE NAME TO TRUST IN_ ‘I will hope in Thy name.’ Psalms 52:9 (Prayer Book Version). ‘I will wait on Thy name, for it is good.’ What is God’s name? I. IT IS JEHOVAH, THE LIVING ONE.—Ah! here is co...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    9._I will praise thee, etc_. He concludes the psalm with thanksgiving, and shows that he is sincere in this, by the special acknowledgement which he makes of the fact that this had been the work of Go...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    In Psalms 52 we find faith as regards the power of the wicked man, who was in presence of the godly. The goodness of God endured. God would destroy the proud and deceitful man, while the righteous wou...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    I WILL PRAISE THEE FOR EVER,.... Both in this world, as long as he lived, and had a being in it; and in the world to come, to all eternity. This is a resolution respecting what he would do, when he sh...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done [it]: and I will wait on thy name; for [it is] good before thy saints. Ver. 9. _I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it_] Hast deliv...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _I will praise thee because thou hast done it_ Destroyed mine and thine implacable enemies, and established me in the throne, and in thy house, of which I am no less assured than if it were already do...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE PUNISHMENT OF EVIL TONGUES. To the chief musician, for use in public worship, Maschil, a didactic anthem, a psalm of David, when Doeg, the Edomite, came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    I will praise Thee forever, because Thou hast done it, preserving David from all evil and making him partaker of the divine mercy; AND I WILL WAIT ON THY NAME, hoping in the Lord as He has revealed Hi...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    6-9 Those wretchedly deceive themselves, who think to support themselves in power and wealth without God. The wicked man trusted in the abundance of his riches; he thought his wickedness would help h...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    BECAUSE THOU HAST DONE IT, i.e. destroyed Doeg, and all mine and thine implacable enemies, and established me in the throne, and in thy house; of which I am no less assured than if it were already don...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 52:9 praise H3034 (H8686) forever H5769 done H6213 (H8804) saints H2623 wait H6960 (H8762) name...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    A DESCRIPTION OF HOW THE RIGHTEOUS SEE THE DECEITFUL MAN'S FATE AND THE PERSONAL VINDICATION OF EACH OF THE RIGHTEOUS CONCERNING THEMSELVES (PSALMS 52:6). Psalms 52:6 ‘The righteous also will see, a...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: The triumph of God's people over all oppressors. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: Those who think to support themselves in their own power and wealth without God and His Word, are wretc...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    The title of this psalm is not disputed. It relates to the treachery of Doeg. See the history, 1 Samuel 21:1; 1 Samuel 22:9. Psalms 52:1. _Why boastest thou,_ oh Doeg, of thy superior loyalty to Saul,...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 52:1. The faithful develop confidence in God’s care and protection, particularly when surrounded by ruthless enemies. The title sets the psalm during David’s flight from Sau...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 52:8 In contrast to the wicked who are “uprooted” (v. Psalms 52:5), THE GODLY will be A GREEN OLIVE TREE (an imag

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    INTRODUCTION _Superscription_.—“To the Chief Musician, Maschil, a Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech.” “_To the Chie...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION HERE, again, the title is the best guide to the origin, intent, and authorship of the psalm. It is ascribed to David, and said to have been written on the occasion when Doeg the Edomite acq...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Psalms 51:1-19. David is surely one of the most outstanding characters of the Old Testament. He was greatly hated and greatly loved. He had the capacity to inspire t...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Ephesians 3:20; Ephesians 3:21; Lamentations 3:25; Lamentations 3:26;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Thou hast — Destroyed mine and thine implacable enemies, and established me in the throne, of which I am no less assured, than if it were already done. I will continue in thy way, placing my whole con...

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