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• v.2 is a bicolon  +
• Discontinuity btw v.1 and v.2  +
• vv.1-3 are a unit  +
• vv.2-3 are a unit  +
• Connection btw v.2 and v.3  +
• vv.2-6 are a unit  +
• הָגָה is not as much ‘meditate’ but ‘mutter.’  +
• Sample 1  +
• Sample 2  +
• Connection btw v.2 and v.6  +
• Torah (v.2ab) features prominently in the psalm  +
• Psalm 1 divides into three progressively smaller portions, or poetic “strophes.”  +
• The wicked's part of the contrast is much shorter than that of the righteous.  +
• The Psalm can be segmented in two main parts (vv.1-3 / vv.4-6)  +
• Contrast btw “where” (בְּ) the righteous one is “living” (vv.1-2)  +
• v.2 is prominent  +
• The wicked are characterized by a lack of what the blessed have (a relationship with God through the Torah)  +
• The negative (v.1) serves as a foil or a preparation for the positive (vv.2-3)  +
• Sections 1 (vv.1-3) and 2 (vv.4-5) are arranged in a kind of concentric pattern.  +
• Structural inversion in terms of a medial thematic division  +
• v.2 has what the righteous 'do' (present habitual)  +
• The entire psalm speaks in categories, rather than specifics.  +
• The purpose of this psalm is to instruct on the outcomes of one's prior choices.  +
• There is a shift from agency to the passivity of the wicked.  +
• The Lord has an implicit role; his agency does not need to be explicit in order to be present.  +
• כִּי אִם (v.2a) is contrastive  +
• God’s Torah is like the ground around the river that the tree is planted in  +
• 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.  +
• The adverbial phrase יוֹמָם וָלַיְלָה is a merism (day and night = continually).  +
• The imagery of Psalm 1 forms a chiastic structure  +
• The singular form may serve to emphasize that godly individuals are usually outnumbered by the wicked and must bear the social consequences.  +
• The blessed man (הָאִִישׁ) is the king  +
• Psalm 1 evokes Genesis 1-3  +
• Psalms 1 and 2 form the introduction to the Psalter.  +
• בְּתוֹרַת יְהוָה is fronted for contrastive focus  +
• וּבְתוֹרָתוֹ (v.2b) is fronted for contrastive focus.  +
• vv.1-3 evoke Deuteronomy 17:16-20  +
• Relationship btw v.2a and v.2b: synonymous parallelism (with growing emphasis)  +
• Relationship btw v.2 and v.3: base-comparison (application-simile)  +
• Relationship btw v.1 and vv.2-3: base-addition  +
• Relationship btw vv.1-3 and vv.4-5: base-contrast (antithetical paralllelism)  +
• Relationship btw vv.1-5 and v.6: ground-conclusion  +
• Psalm 1 contrasts the righteous with the wicked  +
• Meditating on Torah is likened to streams of water  +
• Topic of vv. 1-3 is 'the man'  +
• "Psalm 1 is a completely bicolic poem."  +
• Chiastic structure for vv. 1-5 (A A' B' B)  +
• The singular form may serve to emphasize that godly individuals are usually outnumbered by the wicked and must bear the social consequences.  +
• The blessed man (הָאִִישׁ) is the king  +