כִּי אִם is strongly disjunctive and introduces a consequent disparity between the prosperity of the godly (v.3) and the destiny of the wicked (v.4).
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Psalm 1/Propositions/950415
A proposition about Psalms chapter 1, verse(s) 4
Tags: Structural, Discontinuity, Basic, Semantics
Discussion
כִּי אִם is strongly disjunctive and introduces a consequent disparity between the prosperity of the godly depicted in v.3 and the destiny of the wicked described in v.4. This contrast between the righteous and the ungodly has already been strongly signaled by the initial לא כן of v. 4.
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Structural Diagram
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