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12 But the godly will flourish like palm trees
    and grow strong like the cedars of Lebanon.

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12 The righteous will flourish(A) like a palm tree,
    they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;(B)

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They are like trees planted along the riverbank,
    bearing fruit each season.
Their leaves never wither,
    and they prosper in all they do.

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That person is like a tree(A) planted by streams(B) of water,(C)
    which yields its fruit(D) in season
and whose leaf(E) does not wither—
    whatever they do prospers.(F)

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They are like trees planted along a riverbank,
    with roots that reach deep into the water.
Such trees are not bothered by the heat
    or worried by long months of drought.
Their leaves stay green,
    and they never stop producing fruit.

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They will be like a tree planted by the water
    that sends out its roots by the stream.(A)
It does not fear when heat comes;
    its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought(B)
    and never fails to bear fruit.”(C)

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16 The trees of the Lord are well cared for—
    the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.

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16 The trees of the Lord(A) are well watered,
    the cedars of Lebanon(B) that he planted.

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But I am like an olive tree, thriving in the house of God.
    I will always trust in God’s unfailing love.

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But I am like an olive tree(A)
    flourishing in the house of God;
I trust(B) in God’s unfailing love
    for ever and ever.

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I will be to Israel
    like a refreshing dew from heaven.
Israel will blossom like the lily;
    it will send roots deep into the soil
    like the cedars in Lebanon.
Its branches will spread out like beautiful olive trees,
    as fragrant as the cedars of Lebanon.

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I will be like the dew(A) to Israel;
    he will blossom like a lily.(B)
Like a cedar of Lebanon(C)
    he will send down his roots;(D)
    his young shoots will grow.
His splendor will be like an olive tree,(E)
    his fragrance like a cedar of Lebanon.(F)

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They spread before me like palm groves,[a]
    like gardens by the riverside.
They are like tall trees planted by the Lord,
    like cedars beside the waters.

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Footnotes

  1. 24:6 Or like a majestic valley.

“Like valleys they spread out,
    like gardens beside a river,(A)
like aloes(B) planted by the Lord,
    like cedars beside the waters.(C)

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May all the godly flourish during his reign.
    May there be abundant prosperity until the moon is no more.

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In his days may the righteous flourish(A)
    and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.

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“But as my people watched,
    I destroyed the Amorites,
though they were as tall as cedars
    and as strong as oaks.
I destroyed the fruit on their branches
    and dug out their roots.

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“Yet I destroyed the Amorites(A) before them,
    though they were tall(B) as the cedars
    and strong as the oaks.(C)
I destroyed their fruit above
    and their roots(D) below.

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22 Unlike the past, invaders will not take their houses
    and confiscate their vineyards.
For my people will live as long as trees,
    and my chosen ones will have time to enjoy their hard-won gains.

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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.

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13 Where once there were thorns, cypress trees will grow.
    Where nettles grew, myrtles will sprout up.
These events will bring great honor to the Lord’s name;
    they will be an everlasting sign of his power and love.”

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13 Instead of the thornbush will grow the juniper,
    and instead of briers(A) the myrtle(B) will grow.
This will be for the Lord’s renown,(C)
    for an everlasting sign,
    that will endure forever.”

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29 He decorated all the walls of the inner sanctuary and the main room with carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers.

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29 On the walls(A) all around the temple, in both the inner and outer rooms, he carved cherubim,(B) palm trees and open flowers.

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Though the wicked sprout like weeds
    and evildoers flourish,
    they will be destroyed forever.

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that though the wicked spring up like grass
    and all evildoers flourish,
    they will be destroyed forever.(A)

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