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Psalm 1:3 (Listen)

He is like ia tree

planted by jstreams of water

that yields its fruit in its season,

and its kleaf does not wither.

lIn all that he does, he prospers.

Psalm 52:8 (Listen)

But I am like ma green olive tree

in the house of God.

I trust in the steadfast love of God

forever and ever.

Psalm 72:7 (Listen)

In his days may zthe righteous flourish,

and apeace abound, till the moon be no more!

Proverbs 11:28 (Listen)

28 Whoever strusts in his riches will fall,

but the righteous will tflourish like a green leaf.

Numbers 24:6 (Listen)

Like palm groves1 that stretch afar,

like gardens beside a river,

xlike aloes ythat the Lord has planted,

like cedar trees beside the waters.

Footnotes

[1] 24:6 Or valleys

Isaiah 61:3 (Listen)

to grant to those who mourn in Zion—

xto give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,

ythe oil of gladness instead of mourning,

the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;

zthat they may be called oaks of righteousness,

the planting of the Lord, athat he may be glorified.1

Footnotes

[1] 61:3 Or that he may display his beauty

Hosea 14:5-8 (Listen)

xI will be like the dew to Israel;

yhe shall blossom like the lily;

he shall take root like the trees zof Lebanon;

his shoots shall spread out;

his beauty shall be alike the olive,

and his fragrance like Lebanon.

They shall return and bdwell beneath my1 shadow;

they shall flourish like the grain;

they shall blossom like the vine;

their fame shall be like the wine of Lebanon.

O cEphraim, what have I to do with idols?

It is I who answer and look after you.2

I am like an evergreen cypress;

dfrom me comes your fruit.

Footnotes

[1] 14:7 Hebrew his
[2] 14:8 Hebrew him