A person’s life is like grass. Like a flower in the field it flourishes,

During his days the godly will flourish; peace will prevail as long as the moon remains in the sky.

But I am like a flourishing olive tree in the house of God; I continually trust in God’s loyal love.

May there be an abundance of grain in the earth; on the tops of the mountains may it sway! May its fruit trees flourish like the forests of Lebanon! May its crops be as abundant as the grass of the earth!

When the wicked sprout up like grass, and all the evildoers glisten, it is so that they may be annihilated.

The godly grow like a palm tree; they grow high like a cedar in Lebanon.

Planted in the Lord’s house, they grow in the courts of our God.

in the morning it glistens and sprouts up; at evening time it withers and dries up.

I will humiliate his enemies, and his crown will shine.

They bear fruit even when they are old; they are filled with vitality and have many leaves.

I have seen ruthless evil men growing in influence, like a green tree grows in its native soil.

You, by your power, defeated nations and settled our fathers on their land; you crushed the people living there and enabled our ancestors to occupy it.

Your wife will be like a fruitful vine in the inner rooms of your house; your children will be like olive branches, as they sit all around your table.

Then our sons will be like plants, that quickly grow to full size. Our daughters will be like corner pillars, carved like those in a palace.