Psalms 1:3

be. become, or prove. Figure of speech Simile. App-6. Like. tree. The first of two comparisons. See Psalms 1:4.

planted: i.e. in. garden. Not. "tree of the field".

rivers. divisions irrigating. garden. Hebrew. palgey-mayim. See note on Proverbs 21:1.

prosper. Compare Genesis 39:3; Genesis 39:23.

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