Psalm 1/Sections/Happy is the one

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  • The topic of the first three verses is the one who is happy.
  • Grammatically, these verses are bound together by the Hebrew word for who/that in verses 1a and 3b, instead in verse 2a, and the words and in verses 3a, 3c and 3d.
  • The dominant emotion in the section is admiration, which is indicated in a number of ways:
    • The word happy opens the psalm
    • The word delight in verse 2
    • The image of a healthy and fruit-bearing tree in verse 3a-c.
    • The language of success in verse 3d.