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12The righteous shall flourish{H8799)} like the palm tree: he shall grow{H8799)} like a cedar in Lebanon.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;
But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 7-15)The psalmist had said (Ps. 92:4) that from the works of God he would take occasion to triumph; and here he does so. I. He triumphs over God’s enemies ( Ps. 92:7 , 9 , 11 ), triumphs in the foresight of their destruction, not as it would be the misery of his fellow-creatures, but as it would redound to the honour of God’s justice and holiness. He is confident of the ruin of sinners, 1. Though they…
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