King James Version

Psalms 92:12

The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

Study

Hebrew

Tap a word to see its meaning. Words run left to right in English reading order.

In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 92:13.

צַ֭דִּיקtsadiqjustצַדִּיקadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “just”, the ordinary formH6662justjust, lawful, righteous (man).כַּתָּמָ֣רkatamaras palmתָּמָרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as palm”, the ordinary formH8558a palm treepalm (tree).יִפְרָ֑חyifrachflourishפָּרַחverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “flourish”, an unfinished actionH6524to break forth as a bud, i.e. bloom; generally, to spread; specifically, to fly (as extending the wings); figuratively, to flourish[idiom] abroad, [idiom] abundantly, blossom, break forth (out), bud, flourish, make fly, grow, spread, spring (up).כְּאֶ֖רֶזkeerezas cedarאֶרֶזpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as cedar”, the ordinary formH730a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)cedar (tree).בַּלְּבָנ֣וֹןbalvanonin Lebanonלְבָנוֹןpreposition, with the article, noun, proper name — “in Lebanon”H3844Lebanon, a mountain range in PalestineLebanon.יִשְׂגֶּֽהyisgehgrowשָׂגָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “grow”, an unfinished actionH7685to enlarge (especially upward, also figuratively)grow (up), increase.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(92-13) The righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree; he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

American Standard Version (1901)

The righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree: He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

Young’s Literal Translation

The righteous as a palm-tree flourisheth, As a cedar in Lebanon he groweth.

World English Bible

The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree. He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

Darby Translation

The righteous shall shoot forth like a palm-tree; he shall grow like a cedar on Lebanon.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(92-13) The righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree; he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The righteous shall flourish as a palm-tree: he shall be increased as the cedar in Libanus.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Δίκαιος ὡς φοῖνιξ ἀνθήσει, ὡς ἡ κέδρος ἡ ἐν τῷ Λιβάνῳ πληθυνθήσεται·