כִּי introduces a ground for the whole Psalm.
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Psalm 1/Propositions/35720
A proposition about Psalms chapter 1, verse(s) 6
Tags: Basic, Semantics, Semantics at section-level
Discussion
The righteous succeed (vv. 1-3) and the wicked come to nothing (vv. 4-5) because (כִּי) of Yahweh's action on behalf of the righteous (v. 6a grounds vv. 1-3) and because of the nature of the wicked's path (v. 6b grounds vv. 4-5).
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Structural Diagram
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