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Blessed is the person who trusts in the Lord,
    making the Lord his trust.
He will be like a tree planted by the water
    that sends out its roots by a stream.
He won’t fear when the heat comes,
    and his leaves will be green.
In a year of drought he won’t be concerned,
    nor will he stop producing fruit.”

The Deceitfulness of the Human Heart

“The heart is more deceitful than anything.
    It is incurable—
        who can know it?

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“But blessed(A) is the one who trusts(B) in the Lord,
    whose confidence is in him.
They will be like a tree planted by the water
    that sends out its roots by the stream.(C)
It does not fear when heat comes;
    its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought(D)
    and never fails to bear fruit.”(E)

The heart(F) is deceitful above all things
    and beyond cure.
    Who can understand it?

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