Psalm 52:8

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

Cross-reference

Psalm 1:3 Allusion

Psalm 1:3 uses the same tree imagery for the righteous — planted by water, flourishing — mirroring the olive tree in God's house.

Psalm 13:5 Parallel

Psalm 13:5 expresses trust in God's steadfast love — the same trust that the olive tree represents here.

Psalm 33:18 Parallel

Psalm 33:18 says the Lord watches those who hope in his steadfast love — directly parallel to trusting in steadfast love here.

Psalm 92:12-14 describes the righteous flourishing like a palm/cedar, planted in the Lord's house — identical imagery to the olive tree here.

Psalm 147:11 says the Lord delights in those who hope in his steadfast love — matching the trust in steadfast love here.

Psalm 5:7 Parallel

Psalm 5:7 speaks of entering God's house through steadfast love — the same setting as the olive tree in God's house here.

Psalm 91:1 Parallel

Psalm 91:1 similarly describes abiding in God's shelter, echoing the security of being 'in the house of God' from Psalm 52:8.

Psalm 128:3 Parallel

Psalm 128:3 uses olive shoots as a blessing for family, paralleling the green olive tree as a symbol of flourishing in God's presence.

Hosea 14:6-8 promises restored Israel will be like an olive tree — echoing the flourishing olive tree of the righteous here.

Romans 11:17 uses the olive tree to represent God's people, similar to the olive tree in God's house in Psalm 52:8.

Proverbs 11:28 contrasts trusting riches with flourishing like a green leaf, mirroring the trust in God's love that makes the psalmist flourish.

Jeremiah 11:16 uses the same 'green olive tree' metaphor but for Israel under judgment — contrasting the righteous individual's security here.

Romans 11:24 uses the olive tree metaphor for God's people — grafting wild and cultivated branches — expanding the imagery of the olive tree in God's house.

Revelation 11:4 features two olive trees standing before the Lord, echoing the olive tree imagery of God's presence in Psalm 52:8.