²² No longer will they build houses and others live in them,^(A)
    or plant and others eat.
For as the days of a tree,^(B)
    so will be the days^(C) of my people;
my chosen^(D) ones will long enjoy
    the work of their hands.

¹² The righteous will flourish^(A) like a palm tree,
    they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;^(B)
13 planted in the house of the Lord,
    they will flourish in the courts of our God.^(C)
14 They will still bear fruit^(D) in old age,
    they will stay fresh and green,

¹⁶ With long life^(A) I will satisfy him
    and show him my salvation.^(B)”

¹⁵ You will leave your name
    for my chosen ones to use in their curses;^(A)
the Sovereign Lord will put you to death,
    but to his servants he will give another name.^(B)

⁹ I will bring forth descendants^(A) from Jacob,
    and from Judah those who will possess^(B) my mountains;
my chosen^(C) people will inherit them,
    and there will my servants live.^(D)

⁴ He asked you for life, and you gave it to him—
    length of days, for ever and ever.^(A)