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To “walk in the advice of the wicked” means to allow their evil ideas to impact and determine one’s behavior. +, “way of the godly” is not their behavior, but their course of life or destiny. +, Meditating on the Torah (v.2b) is likened to water channels (v.3a). +, אשׁרי (followed by אשׁר) is the reversal of רשע +, The language in v.3 evokes the image of a garden +, Contrast btw “where” (בְּ) the righteous one is “living” (vv.1-2) +, v.3 has a thematic structure of intensification +, The alternation of verbs (qatal verbs in v.1) is used poetically as one more way to oppose the righteous from the wicked. +, The hiphil verb concludes the first main section. +, God’s Torah is like the ground around the river that the tree is planted in +, “Fruit” refers to prosperity in life +, Contrastive link between “not withering” (v.3) and “[dry] chaff” (v.4). +, The agent of v.3d (וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲשֶׂה יַצְלִיחַ) may be either "the man" or "the tree" (semantic density). +, The “steadiness” of the tree “שָׁת֪וּל” is contrasted with the helpless motion of the chaff. +, Tree vs. chaff is a comparison not only of permanence vs. impermanence, but (agricultural) usefulness vs. uselessness. +, הָגָה refers metonymically to intense study and reflection +, Study of the “law” is metonymic for the correct attitude and behavior that should result from an awareness of and commitment to God’s moral will. +, קוּם is used metonymically for "withstanding" +, קוּם is metonymic for taking legal action, i.e., "accusing" +