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Psalms 92:12
12Righteous people will do well, like a palm tree that makes new leaves. They will become strong, like a tall cedar tree in Lebanon.
Psalms 92:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
- New International Version (NIV)The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;
- English Standard Version (ESV)The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
Context of Psalms 92:12
10You have made me as strong as a wild bull. You have poured pure olive oil on me. 11With my own eyes, I have seen my enemies fall. With my own ears, I have heard them cry out in pain. Righteous people will do well, like a palm tree that makes new leaves. They will become strong, like a tall cedar tree in Lebanon. 13They are like trees that someone has planted in the Lord's house. They grow well in the yard of our God's temple. 14When they are old, they will still give fruit! They will always be strong, with fresh, green leaves.
Read all of Psalms 92Psalms 92:12 word by word
צַ֭דִּיק כַּתָּמָ֣ר יִפְרָ֑ח כְּאֶ֖רֶז בַּלְּבָנ֣וֹן יִשְׂגֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 92:12
- Psalms 92:7Wicked people may continue to grow, like green grass. Evil people may grow like weeds. But in the end you will destroy them and they will never grow again.
- Psalms 52:8But I am like a strong olive tree that grows in the house of God. I will always trust in God's faithful love for his people.
- Isaiah 55:13Where thorn bushes have been growing, pine trees will grow instead. Myrtle bushes will grow where there are weeds now. Those things will show everyone that the Lord is great. It will be a sign to people for ever.
- Isaiah 65:22They will no longer build houses and then other people live in them. They will not plant trees and then other people to eat the fruit. My people will have long lives, as long as trees live. My own people will live to enjoy the things that they have worked hard to get.
- Hosea 14:5I will bless Israel's people, like rain that falls on dry ground. They will grow like beautiful flowers. They will have strong roots, like the great trees in Lebanon.
- Psalms 104:16The Lord's own trees receive plenty of rain. They are the cedar trees that he planted in Lebanon.
- Psalms 148:9Praise him, mountains and all hills. Praise him fruit trees and all trees in the forests.
- Amos 2:9Remember the Amorites. They were big and strong. They were like the tallest cedar trees and the strongest oak trees. But I destroyed all of them.
- 1 Kings 4:33He could describe many plants. These included large trees like cedar trees that grow in Lebanon and small plants like hyssop that grows on walls. He also taught people about all kinds of animals, birds, insects and fish.
- 1 Kings 6:29Solomon's workers cut pictures in the wood on the walls of the big hall and the inside room. They were pictures of cherubs, palm trees and flowers.
Commentaries on Psalms 92:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12The righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree - Very different from the wicked, Psalm 92:7, who are likened to grass. These shall have a short duration; but those shall have a long and useful life. They are compared also to the cedar of Lebanon, an incorruptible wood, and extremely long-lived. Mr. Maundrell, who visited those trees in 1697, describes them thus: "These noble trees grow among the snow, near the highest part of Lebanon. Some are very old…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12The righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree - That is, the beauty, the erectness, the stateliness, the growth of the palm-tree - all this is an emblem of the condition, the prosperity, the happiness of a righteous man. The wicked shall be cut down; but the righteous shall flourish. This image - the comparison of a righteous man to a flourishing, majestic, green, and beautiful tree - is not uncommon in the Scriptures. See the notes at Psalm 1:3…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-15Verses 7-15 God sometimes grants prosperity to wicked men in displeasure; yet they flourish but for a moment. Let us seek for ourselves the salvation and grace of the gospel, that being daily anointed by the Holy Spirit, we may behold and share the Redeemer's glory. It is from his grace, by his word and Spirit, that believers receive all the virtue that keeps them alive, and makes them fruitful. Other trees, when old, leave off bearing, but in God's trees…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12Carvings of palm trees (1 Kings 6:29, 32, 35; 7:36) decorated the temple. Builders used many cedars (1 Kings 5:6). The trees represent the godly, who are planted in the very courts of the temple.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1412-14. The vigorous growth, longevity, utility, fragrance, and beauty of these noble trees, set forth the life, character, and destiny of the pious;Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 92
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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