Psalm 92:12
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon."
Word-by-Word Analysis
פָּרַח
pârach
to break forth as a bud, i.e. bloom; generally, to spread; specifically, to fly (as extending the wings); figuratively, to flourish
דָּמָה
dâmâh
to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider
כַּף
kaph
the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-...
עֵץ
ʻêts
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
צָמַח
tsâmach
to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
דָּמָה
dâmâh
to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider
אֶרֶז
ʼerez
a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)
לְבָנוֹן
Lᵉbânôwn
Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine
Key Terms in This Verse
פָּרַח pârach
to break forth as a bud, i.e. bloom; generally, to spread; specifically, to fly (as extending the wings); figuratively, to flourish
Study H6524 →כַּף kaph
the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power
Study H3709 →צָמַח tsâmach
to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
Study H6779 →Cross References
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of...
The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;
But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river’s side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters.
Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.
They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.
Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever:
And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.
And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:
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