16 The singular is used in a representative sense, with the typical godly person being in view.
17 The cedars of the Lebanon forest were well-known in ancient Israel for their immense size.

In other versions

The righteous flourish like the palm tree

and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

They are planted in the house of the Lord;

they flourish in the courts of our God.

The righteous will flourish like a palm tree,

they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;

planted in the house of the Lord,

they will flourish in the courts of our God.

The righteous thrive like a palm tree

and grow like a cedar tree in Lebanon.

Planted in the house of the Lord,

they thrive in the courts of our God.

But the godly will flourish like palm trees

and grow strong like the cedars of Lebanon.

For they are transplanted to the Lord’s own house.

They flourish in the courts of our God.

The righteous will flourish like the date palm.

They will grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

Planted in the house of Yahweh,

they will flourish in the courts of our God.

The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree:

He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

Those that be planted in the house of the Lord

Shall flourish in the courts of our God.

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