Saturday, September 20, 2025

Reflection - Psalm 92:5-15 - Growing in Old Age

Source (book): "My Soul Thirsts For God", Reflections on the Psalms from Our Daily Bread, Psalm 92:5-15, "Growing in Old Age", Page 120.
By David Roper, Our Daily Bread Writer



Psalm 92:5-15
PHOTO: Psalm 92:5-15
O Lord, how great are Your works!
Your thoughts are very deep,
A senseless man does not know,
Nor does a fool understand this.
When the wicked spring up like grass,
And when all the workers of iniquity flourish,
It is that they may be destroyed forever.

But you, Lord, are on high forevermore.
For ;behold, Your enemies, O Lord,
For behold, Your enemies shall perish;
All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

But my horn You have exalted like a wild ox;
I have been anointed with fresh oil.
My eye also has seen my desire on my enemies;
My ear hear my desire on the wicked
Who rise up against me.

The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree,
He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
Those who are planted in the house of the Lord
Shall flourish in the courts of our God.
They shall still bear fruit in old age;
They shall be fresh and flourishing,
To declare that the Lord is upright;
He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.
(NKJV)


Growing in Old Age
We have a gnarled (knobbly, rough, and twisted, especially with age), ancient plum tree in our backyard that has seen better days. Its bark is dark and creased (marked by creases and wrinkles)  with age, its limbs are sparse and spindly (long or tall and thin), and it leans about 45 degrees to the west. Two years ago I had to cut off some branches on one side and the tree lost its symmetry.

 I thought we had lost it for sure several winters ago when we had a stretch of sub-zero weather. The man who sprays our trees said he believed it was dead. Yet it came to life that spring and continues to do so every year.

Each April, that old tree shrugs off the winter and puts out blossoms - fragrant pink flowers that grow
profusely (a lot) and beautify our yard. As I write this article, I can smell its sweetness in the air.

That plum tree endures because it has roots that tap deep into the soil. It draws its strength and nourishment from hidden subterranean (existing, occurring, or done under the earth's surface) sources.

And so it is with us. Our ability to endure - no, to flourish - is dependent on our being rooted in Christ. Those who read His Word, reflect on it, and pray it into their lives to bring forth the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23), even into old age. As Psalm 92:14 says, "
They shall be fresh and flourishing."
- David Roper
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Psalm 92:5-15
O Lord, how great are Your works!
Your thoughts are very deep,
A senseless man does not know,
Nor does a fool understand this.
When the wicked spring up like grass,
And when all the workers of iniquity flourish,
It is that they may be destroyed forever.

But you, Lord, are on high forevermore.
For ;behold, Your enemies, O Lord,
For behold, Your enemies shall perish;
All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

But my horn You have exalted like a wild ox;
I have been anointed with fresh oil.
My eye also has seen my desire on my enemies;
My ear hear my desire on the wicked
Who rise up against me.

The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree,
He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
Those who are planted in the house of the Lord
Shall flourish in the courts of our God.
They shall still bear fruit in old age;
They shall be fresh and flourishing,
To declare that the Lord is upright;
He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.
(NKJV)


Those who are planted in the house of the Lord
PHOTO: Those who are planted in the house of the Lord
Shall flourish in the courts of our God.
They shall still bear fruit in old age;
They shall be fresh and flourishing,
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Growing in Old Age
We have a gnarled (knobbly, rough, and twisted, especially with age), ancient plum tree in our backyard that has seen better days. Its bark is dark and creased (marked by creases and wrinkles)  with age, its limbs are sparse and spindly (long or tall and thin), and it leans about 45 degrees to the west. Two years ago I had to cut off some branches on one side and the tree lost its symmetry.


We have a gnarled (knobbly, rough, and twisted, especially with age), ancient plum tree in our backyard that has seen better days. Its bark is dark and creased (marked by creases and wrinkles)  with age, its limbs are sparse and spindly (long or tall and thin), and it leans about 45 degrees to the west.
PHOTO: We have a gnarled (knobbly, rough, and twisted, especially with age), ancient plum tree in our backyard that has seen better days. Its bark is dark and creased (marked by creases and wrinkles)  with age, its limbs are sparse and spindly (long or tall and thin), and it leans about 45 degrees to the west. Two years ago I had to cut off some branches on one side and the tree lost its symmetry.
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 I thought we had lost it for sure several winters ago when we had a stretch of sub-zero weather. The man who sprays our trees said he believed it was dead. Yet it came to life that spring and continues to do so every year.


I thought we had lost it for sure several winters ago when we had a stretch of sub-zero weather.
PHOTO: I thought we had lost it for sure several winters ago when we had a stretch of sub-zero weather. The man who sprays our trees said he believed it was dead. Yet it came to life that spring and continues to do so every year.
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Each April, that old tree shrugs off the winter and puts out blossoms - fragrant pink flowers that grow
profusely (a lot) and beautify our yard. As I write this article, I can smell its sweetness in the air.


Each April, that old tree shrugs off the winter and puts out blossoms - fragrant pink flowers that grow profusely (a lot) and beautify our yard.
PHOTO: Each April, that old tree shrugs off the winter and puts out blossoms - fragrant pink flowers that grow profusely (a lot) and beautify our yard. As I write this article, I can smell its sweetness in the air.
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That plum tree endures because it has roots that tap deep into the soil. It draws its strength and nourishment from hidden subterranean (existing, occurring, or done under the earth's surface) sources.


That plum tree endures because it has roots that tap deep into the soil.
PHOTO: That plum tree endures because it has roots that tap deep into the soil. It draws its strength and nourishment from hidden subterranean (existing, occurring, or done under the earth's surface) sources.
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And so it is with us. Our ability to endure - no, to flourish - is dependent on our being rooted in Christ. Those who read His Word, reflect on it, and pray it into their lives to bring forth the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23), even into old age. As Psalm 92:14 says, "
They shall be fresh and flourishing."
- David Roper


And so it is with us.
PHOTO: And so it is with us. Our ability to endure - no, to flourish - is dependent on our being rooted in Christ. Those who read His Word, reflect on it, and pray it into their lives to bring forth the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23), even into old age. As Psalm 92:14 says, "They shall be fresh and flourishing."
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Dear Lord
PHOTO: "Dear Lord, we pray that we remember that our ability to endure and to flourish is dependent on our being rooted in Christ. May we read His Word, reflect on it, and pray it into our lives bring forth the fruit of the Spirit, even into old age. As Psalm 92:14 says, 'They shall be fresh and flourishing.'

Through Lord Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.
"
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Reflection - Psalm 92:5-15 - Growing in Old Age
Source (book): "My Soul Thirsts For God", Reflections on the Psalms from Our Daily Bread, Psalm 92:5-15, "Growing in Old Age", Page 120.
By David Roper, Our Daily Bread Writer




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Reference
[1] From "My Soul Thirsts For God", Reflections on the Psalms from Our Daily Bread, Copyright @ 2009 by Discovery House Publishers, Psalm 92:5-15, "Growing in Old Age", Page 120.

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