Psalms 1:3 (DBY)

Passage

And he [is] as a tree planted by brooks of water, which giveth its fruit in its season, and whose leaf fadeth not; and all that he doeth prospereth.

Nearby Context

Psalms 1:1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, and standeth not in the way of sinners, and sitteth not in the seat of scorners;

Psalms 1:2 But his delight is in Jehovah's law, and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

Psalms 1:3 And he [is] as a tree planted by brooks of water, which giveth its fruit in its season, and whose leaf fadeth not; and all that he doeth prospereth.

Psalms 1:4 The wicked are not so; but are as the chaff which the wind driveth away.

Psalms 1:5 Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "tree", "planted", "brooks", "water", "giveth", "fruit", "season", and "whose". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "tree" and "planted", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "But his delight is in Jehovah's law..." into verse 4's "The wicked are not so but are...", so "tree" and "planted" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "tree" and "planted" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.