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Psalm 1:3 KJV
Psalms · chapter 1 · verse 3
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.Psalm 1:3 · King James Version
What Psalm 1:3 means
Planted, not grown wild — somebody put it there. The fruit comes in his season rather than on demand, which is the patient part of the picture. And the leaf not withering is about the dry stretch, when nothing visible is being produced.
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Psalm 1:3 in context
1Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
2But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
3And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
4The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
5Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
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Key words (Strong's)
- plantedshâthalto transplantH8362 →
- riverspelega rillH6388 →
- seasonʻêthtime, especially now, when, etcH6256 →
- withernâbêlto wiltH5034 →
- watermayimwaterH4325 →
- forthnâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
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The psalmist begins with the character and condition of a godly man, that those may first take the comfort of that to whom it belongs. Here is, I. A description of the godly man's spirit and way, by which we are to try ourselves. The Lord knows those that are his by name, but we must know them by their character;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-3