The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
This psalm teaches us to praise God because His justice and faithfulness never fail. He protects His people, destroys the wicked, and by setting aside the Sabbath for this exercise, He wisely secures us from fainting under affliction and turns us from iniquity by showing that sinners, however they prosper briefly, will swiftly perish.
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Commenting on Psalm 92:1-15
The righteous man stands like a palm in the desert, erect and strong, drawing all his power upward to God's glory alone, independent of circumstance. The wicked spring up like grass for hay; but the godly grow as cedars on the mountain, retaining joy under all adversity and making perpetual progress in the divine life.
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The wicked flourish like spring grass, numerous and green, yet this very prosperity is their doom, the sheep fattened for slaughter. The workers of iniquity, though they combine against God and seem to prosper in power, cannot escape His justice; who ever hardened his heart against God and prospered?
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Commenting on Psalm 92:7-15