Focused Passage

Psalms 1:1-3

The Two Ways: Rooted in the LORD or Ruined Apart from Him

Separation from wickedness -> delight in Torah -> rooted fruitfulness -> wicked instability -> final divine distinction

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.

2 But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.

3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Cross-references

Matthew 5:3 BSB references Luke 6:20 BSB references Psalms 26:4 Classic cross-references Proverbs 4:14 Classic cross-references Proverbs 13:20 Classic cross-references Psalms 119:1 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 15:17 Classic cross-references

Original words

Blessed אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי־ H835 Interjection [is] the man הָאִ֗ישׁ H376 Article | Noun - masculine singular who אֲשֶׁ֤ר׀ H834 Pronoun - relative does not לֹ֥א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle walk הָלַךְ֮ H1980 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular in the counsel בַּעֲצַ֪ת H6098 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct of the wicked רְשָׁ֫עִ֥ים H7563 Adjective - masculine plural or לֹ֥א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle set foot עָמָ֑ד H5975 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular on the path וּבְדֶ֣רֶךְ H1870 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct of sinners חַ֭טָּאִים H2400 Adjective - masculine plural or לֹ֣א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle sit יָשָֽׁב׃ H3427 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular in the seat וּבְמוֹשַׁ֥ב H4186 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct of mockers לֵ֝צִ֗ים H3887 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural

Verse 2

Cross-references

Joshua 1:8 Classic cross-references Psalms 119:92 Classic cross-references Psalms 119:11 Classic cross-references Romans 7:22 Classic cross-references Psalms 119:97 Classic cross-references

Original words

But כִּ֤י H3588 Conjunction . . . אִ֥ם H518 Conjunction his delight חֶ֫פְצ֥וֹ H2656 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular [is] in the Law בְּתוֹרַ֥ת H8451 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָ֗ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular and on His law וּֽבְתוֹרָת֥וֹ H8451 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular he meditates יֶהְגֶּ֗ה H1897 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular day יוֹמָ֥ם H3119 Adverb and night וָלָֽיְלָה׃ H3915 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 3

Cross-references

Jeremiah 17:8 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 47:12 Classic cross-references Psalms 92:14 Classic cross-references Galatians 5:22 Classic cross-references John 15:6 Classic cross-references

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He is וְֽהָיָ֗ה H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular like a tree כְּעֵץ֮ H6086 Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular planted שָׁת֪וּל H8362 Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular by עַֽל־ H5921 Preposition streams פַּלְגֵ֫י H6388 Noun - masculine plural construct of water מָ֥יִם H4325 Noun - masculine plural vvv אֲשֶׁ֤ר H834 Pronoun - relative yielding יִתֵּ֬ן H5414 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular its fruit פִּרְי֨וֹ׀ H6529 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular in season בְּעִתּ֗וֹ H6256 Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular whose leaf וְעָלֵ֥הוּ H5929 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular does not לֹֽא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle wither יִבּ֑וֹל H5034 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular and וְכֹ֖ל H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular who prospers יַצְלִֽיחַ׃ H6743 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular - אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative in all he does יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה H6213 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular

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