“The righteous flourish
Like the palm tree.
The righteous grow
Like a cedar in Lebanon.
They are planted
In the house of Yahweh.
They flourish
In the courts of our God.
They still produce fruit
In old age.
They are always green.
They are full of sap.
They show that
Yahweh is upright.
He is my rock.
There is no unrighteousness in him.”
This psalm ends with the righteous flourishing. The upstanding people flourish like palm trees or like the cedars in Lebanon. They are planted in the house of Yahweh. They flourish in God’s courtyards. Even in old age, they still produce fruit as they are green and full of sap. The growth of all these plants and trees shows the uprightness of Yahweh since there is no unrighteousness in him. Thus the faithful ones are like giant growing trees.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 