Psalm 1:3
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
3 He is like a tree(A)
planted near streams of water,
that yields its fruit in season;
Its leaves never wither;
whatever he does prospers.
Psalm 92:12-14
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
12 My eyes look with glee on my wicked enemies;
my ears shall hear what happens to my wicked foes.(A)
13 The just shall flourish like the palm tree,
shall grow like a cedar of Lebanon.(B)
14 [a]Planted in the house of the Lord,
they shall flourish in the courts of our God.
Footnotes
- 92:14 Planted: the just are likened to trees growing in the sacred precincts of the Temple, which is often seen as the source of life and fertility because of God’s presence, cf. Ps 36:9, 10; Ez 47:1–12.
Jeremiah 11:16
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
16 when you hear the great tumult?
The Lord has named you
“a spreading olive tree, a pleasure to behold”;
Now he sets fire to it,
its branches burn.
Jeremiah 17:8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
8 They are like a tree planted beside the waters
that stretches out its roots to the stream:
It does not fear heat when it comes,
its leaves stay green;
In the year of drought it shows no distress,
but still produces fruit.(A)
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