"The trees of the Lord are satiated, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted. They are satiated from their water, the trees of the Lord, the cedars of Lebanon. Rabbi Chanina said: The cedars were not created for anything except for the honor of God, as it says, 'The trees of the Lord are satiated, the cedars of Lebanon.' There is no Lebanon except for the Temple, as it says, 'This good mountain and Lebanon.' Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish said: Gold that is fit for creation did not exist, but it was created for the Temple, as it says, 'All the gold that was used for the work.' Similarly, it says, 'And the gold of that land is good.' And there is no good except for the Temple, as it says, 'This good mountain.'...