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III

10 But I, like an olive tree[a] flourishing in the house of God,(A)
    I trust in God’s mercy forever and ever.

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Footnotes

  1. 52:10 Like an olive tree: the righteous will flourish in the house of God like a well-watered olive tree, cf. Ps 92:14; 128:3.
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13 The just shall flourish like the palm tree,
    shall grow like a cedar of Lebanon.(A)
14 [a]Planted in the house of the Lord,
    they shall flourish in the courts of our God.
15 They shall bear fruit even in old age,
    they will stay fresh and green,

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Footnotes

  1. 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.

13 planted in the house of the Lord,
    they will flourish in the courts of our God.(A)
14 They will still bear fruit(B) in old age,
    they will stay fresh and green,
15 proclaiming, “The Lord is upright;
    he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.(C)

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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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They will be like a tree planted by the water
    that sends out its roots by the stream.(A)
It does not fear when heat comes;
    its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought(B)
    and never fails to bear fruit.”(C)

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