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• v.4 is a bicolon  +
• Continuity btw v.3 and v.4  +
• vv.4-5 are a unit  +
• Connection btw v.3 and v.4  +
• vv.2-6 are a unit  +
• Topic of second section is the wicked (pl)  +
• Sample 1  +
• Sample 2  +
• vv. 4-6 are a section  +
• v.4a begins a new section  +
• אשׁרי (followed by אשׁר) is the reversal of רשע  +
• Discontinuity btw v.3 and v.4  +
• 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)  +
• The wicked are characterized by a lack of what the blessed have (a relationship with God through the Torah)  +
• 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  +
• vv.3-6 give the results that 'will/do happen' to the general classes of righteous & wicked  +
• 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.  +
• The Hebrew imperfect verb (תִּדְּפֶנּוּ) draws attention to the typical nature of the action described.  +
• 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.  +
• כֵן refers back to the righteous who succeed at what they do.  +
• 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).  +
• Contrastive link between “not withering” (v.3) and “[dry] chaff” (v.4).  +
• 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.  +
• The imagery of Psalm 1 forms a chiastic structure  +
• Psalm 1 evokes Genesis 1-3  +
• Psalms 1 and 2 form the introduction to the Psalter.  +
• v.4 has parallelism of addition/expansion  +
• The relative marker (אשׁר) is repeated for the purpose of sound play (אשׁרי / רשׁע )  +
• Relationship btw v.4a and v.4b: base-attribution  +
• Relationship btw v.4 and v.5: base-comparison (simile-application)  +
• 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  +
• "Psalm 1 is a completely bicolic poem."  +
• Chiastic structure for vv. 1-5 (A A' B' B)  +
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• PEOPLE ARE PLANTS - db  +
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