כִּי אִם (v.2a) is contrastive

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A proposition about Psalms chapter 1, verse(s) 2

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Discussion

כִּי אִם (v.2a, also in v.4b) is contrastive, but it does not seem to be simply ‘but.’ It contrasts the type of input that the blessed man delights in with the type of input and lifestyle that he refuses to live in from the previous verse. It introduces a sudden contrast between the sinful behavior depicted in v. 1 and the godly lifestyle described in v. 2.

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		כִּי אִם (v.2a) is contrastive