3  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.

8  But I am like ^ma green olive tree

in the house of God.

I trust in the steadfast love of God

forever and ever.

7  In his days may ^zthe righteous flourish,

and ^apeace abound, till the moon be no more!

28  Whoever ^strusts in his riches will fall,

but the righteous will ^tflourish like a green leaf.

6  Like palm groves¹ that stretch afar,

like gardens beside a river,

^xlike aloes ^ythat the Lord has planted,

like cedar trees beside the waters.

3  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

5  ^xI will be like the dew to Israel;

^yhe shall blossom like the lily;

he shall take root like the trees ^zof Lebanon;

6  his shoots shall spread out;

his beauty shall be ^alike the olive,

and his fragrance like Lebanon.

7  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.

8  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.