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# a green olive tree
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Green olive trees are strong and secure. They do not fall over.
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# I am like a green olive tree in the house of God
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Being safe and secure is spoken of as being like a strong tree. Alternate translation: "I am strong in God's house, like a green olive tree" or "Because I worship in God's house, I am secure like a green olive tree" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]])
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# in the house of God
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This refers to God's temple.
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# I will trust in the covenant faithfulness of God forever and ever
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The abstract noun "faithfulness" can be translated with an adjective. Alternate translation: "I will trust in God forever and ever because he is faithful to his covenant" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])
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