The imperfect verbal forms in v. 3 (יִתֵּן and יִבּוֹל) are future relative to the planting rather than habitual

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A proposition about Psalms chapter 1, verse(s) 3

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i.e. ‘whose fruit will be borne on time and whose leaf will not wither.’ This creates expectation for what will happen as a result of the planting. In other words, the planting will cause something to happen in the future relative to it.

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		The imperfect verbal forms in v. 3 (יִתֵּן and יִבּוֹל) are future relative to the planting rather than habitual