The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
Ver. 12. The righteous shall flourish like the palm] A tree that groweth not in these cold climates, but where it doth is noted for tall, constantly green, long lived, sweet, firm, straight, &c., εμπεδοφυλλος (Theoph.).
Nititur in pondus palma et consurgit in altum;
Quo magis et premitur, hoc mage tollit onus.
Though it hath many weights at the top, and many snakes at the bottom, yet is still saith, Nec premor, nee perimor.
Like a cedar] Not like grass, as the wicked do, Psalms 92:7 .