“Ah, the smell of my son
    is like the smell of a field
    that the Lord has blessed.^(D)

⁶     his young shoots will grow.
His splendor will be like an olive tree,^(A)
    his fragrance like a cedar of Lebanon.^(B)
7 People will dwell again in his shade;^(C)
    they will flourish like the grain,
they will blossom^(D) like the vine—
    Israel’s fame will be like the wine^(E) of Lebanon.^(F)

²⁴ Gracious words are a honeycomb,^(A)
    sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.^(B)

²³ My lips will shout for joy^(A)
    when I sing praise to you—
    I whom you have delivered.^(B)
24 My tongue will tell of your righteous acts
    all day long,^(C)
for those who wanted to harm me^(D)
    have been put to shame and confusion.^(E)