Mazmur 85:12

85:12 Yes, the Lord will bestow his good blessings, ¹ 

and our land will yield ²  its crops.

Mazmur 92:12-14

92:12 The godly ³  grow like a palm tree;

they grow high like a cedar in Lebanon. ⁴ 

92:13 Planted in the Lord’s house,

they grow in the courts of our God.

92:14 They bear fruit even when they are old;

they are filled with vitality and have many leaves. ⁵ 

[85:12]  ¹ tn Heb “what is good.”

[85:12]  ² tn Both “bestow” and “yield” translate the same Hebrew verb (נָתַן, natan). The repetition of the word emphasizes that agricultural prosperity is the direct result of divine blessing.

[92:12]  ³ tn The singular is used in a representative sense, with the typical godly person being in view.

[92:12]  ⁴ sn The cedars of the Lebanon forest were well-known in ancient Israel for their immense size.

[92:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “they are juicy and fresh.”