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

⁸ 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.

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

⁸ But I am like an olive tree, thriving in the house of God.
    I will always trust in God’s unfailing love.

⁵ 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.
⁶ Its branches will spread out like beautiful olive trees,
    as fragrant as the cedars of Lebanon.

⁶ 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.

⁷ May all the godly flourish during his reign.
    May there be abundant prosperity until the moon is no more.

⁹ “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.

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.