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• vv.4-5 are a unit  +
• Connection btw v.1 and v.5  +
• vv.2-6 are a unit  +
• Discontinuity btw v.5 and v.6  +
• Topic of second section is the wicked (pl)  +
• מִשְׁפָּט means ‘lawcourt’ (as in the place)  +
• מִשְׁפָּט refers to the act of making a ruling  +
• עֵדָה – not necessarily limited to a local assembly of people, like a local synagogue  +
• Sample 1  +
• Sample 2  +
• vv. 4-6 are a section  +
• v.5 is a bicolon  +
• אשׁרי (followed by אשׁר) is the reversal of רשע  +
• 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.  +
• Circumstantial reading of yiqtol in the future ‘will not be able to stand’  +
• מִשׁפָּט refers to a specific judgment in the mind of the speaker.  +
• 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.  +
• עַל-כֵּן indicates an explanation of the metaphors  +
• עַל-כֵּן indicates a definitive conclusion based on the preceding v.4.  +
• עַל-כֵּן refers back to the fact that the wicked’s destruction will be evident as well as the prosperity of the righteous.  +
• קוּם is used metonymically for "withstanding"  +
• קוּם is metonymic for taking legal action, i.e., "accusing"  +
• The imagery of Psalm 1 forms a chiastic structure  +
• מִשְׁפָּט refers to ordinary court cases  +
• מִשְׁפָּט refers to court cases accusing the wicked of exploiting the poor  +
• Psalm 1 evokes Genesis 1-3  +
• Psalms 1 and 2 form the introduction to the Psalter.  +
• v.5 has parallelism of similarity  +
• Relationship btw v.5a and v.5b: base-similarity  +
• 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)  +
• People Are Trees  +
• PEOPLE ARE PLANTS (sample)  +
• Sample.2  +
• Sample.1  +
• The Meaning of מִשׁפָּט in Ps. 1:5  +
• Line Lengths  +