The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree. He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
They are planted in Yahweh’s house. They will flourish in our God’s courts.
They will still produce fruit in old age. They will be full of sap and green,
to show that Yahweh is upright. He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
Even to old age I am he, and even to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear. Yes, I will carry, and will deliver.
Yes, even when I am old and gray-haired, God, don’t forsake me, until I have declared your strength to the next generation, your might to everyone who is to come.
So teach us to count our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Gray hair is a crown of glory. It is attained by a life of righteousness.
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