New English Translation
Psalms 92:12
12The godly grow like a palm tree; they grow high like a cedar 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 exalt my horn like that of a wild ox. I am covered with fresh oil. 11I gloat in triumph over those who tried to ambush me; I hear the defeated cries of the evil foes who attacked me. The godly grow like a palm tree; they grow high like a cedar in Lebanon. 13Planted in the Lord’s house, they grow in the courts of our God. 14They bear fruit even when they are old; they are filled with vitality and have many 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 92:7When the wicked sprout up like grass, and all the evildoers glisten, it is so that they may be annihilated.
- Psalms 52:8But I am like a flourishing olive tree in the house of God; I continually trust in God’s loyal love.
- Isaiah 55:13Evergreens will grow in place of thorn bushes, firs will grow in place of nettles; they will be a monument to the Lord, a permanent reminder that will remain.
- Isaiah 65:22No longer will they build a house only to have another live in it, or plant a vineyard only to have another eat its fruit, for my people will live as long as trees, and my chosen ones will enjoy to the fullest what they have produced.
- Hosea 14:5I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like a lily, he will send down his roots like a cedar of Lebanon.
- Psalms 104:16The trees of the Lord receive all the rain they need, the cedars of Lebanon which he planted,
- Psalms 148:9you mountains and all you hills, you fruit trees and all you cedars,
- Amos 2:9For Israel’s sake I destroyed the Amorites. They were as tall as cedars and as strong as oaks, but I destroyed the fruit on their branches and their roots in the ground.
- 1 Kings 4:33He produced manuals on botany, describing every kind of plant, from the cedars of Lebanon to the hyssop that grows on walls. He also produced manuals on biology, describing animals, birds, insects, and fish.
- 1 Kings 6:29On all the walls around the temple, inside and out, he carved cherubs, palm trees, and flowers in bloom.
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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