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Psalms 1:3

And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

KJV

Et erit tamquam lignum quod plantatum est secus decursus aquarum, quod fructum suum dabit in tempore suo : et folium ejus non defluet ; et omnia quæcumque faciet prosperabuntur.

Vulgate

καὶ ἔσται ὡς τὸ ξύλον τὸ πεφυτευμένον παρὰ τὰς διεξόδους τῶν ὑδάτων, ὃ τὸν καρπὸν αὐτοῦ δώσει ἐν καιρῷ αὐτοῦ, καὶ τὸ φύλλον αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἀπορρυήσεται· καὶ πάντα ὅσα ἂν ποιῇ κατευοδωθήσεται.

LXX

And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water, That bringeth forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also doth not wither; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

ASV

וְֽ/הָיָ֗ה כְּ/עֵץ֮ שָׁת֪וּל עַֽל פַּלְגֵ֫י מָ֥יִם אֲשֶׁ֤ר פִּרְי֨/וֹ יִתֵּ֬ן בְּ/עִתּ֗/וֹ וְ/עָלֵ֥/הוּ לֹֽא יִבּ֑וֹל וְ/כֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה יַצְלִֽיחַ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

16 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
הַצְלַ֔ח
htslch
verb · 65×
הוּ
hv
noun · 18×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יִבֹּ֑לוּ
yblv
verb · 25×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
מַ֖יִם
mym
noun · 580×
עֵ֣ץ
'ts
noun · 324×
עֵ֣ת
't
verb · 293×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
פְּרִ֣י
pry
noun · 118×
פַּלְגֵי
plgy
noun · 10×
שְׁתוּלָ֑ה
shtvlh
verb · 10×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

1. The nature of man is somehow a thing slothful, and easily declining to perdition, not by reason of the constitution of the nature itself, but by reason of that sloth which is of deliberate choice. Wherefore it needs much reminding. And for this cause Paul, writing to the Philippians, said, To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe.…
Let us further inquire whether the Lord took any care to foreshadow the water of baptism and the cross. Concerning the water, indeed, it is written, in reference to Israel, that they should not receive that baptism which leads to the remission of sins.
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly. This Psalm, which is a preface to the whole book, shows that true blessedness consists not in worldly prosperity but in the fear and obedience of God. The righteous man is compared to a tree planted by rivers of water — his life is sustained by the Word of God. The wicked, by contrast, are like chaff which the w…
Abba Moses said, "The man who flees from men is like a ripe grape; but the man who dwells among men is like a sour grape."

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 22:11 — Now, my son, the LORD be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the LORD thy God, as he hath said of thee.
  • 1Sam 18:5 — And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul’s se
  • 2Chr 26:5 — And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper.
  • 2Chr 31:21 — And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.
  • 2Chr 32:23 — And many brought gifts unto the LORD to Jerusalem, and presents to Hezekiah king of Judah: so that he was magnified in the sight of all nations from thenceforth.
  • 2Kgs 18:7 — And the LORD was with him; and he prospered whithersoever he went forth: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not.
  • Col 2:7 — Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
  • Esth 9:4 — For Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.
  • Ezek 17:8 — It was planted in a good soil by great waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine.
  • Ezek 19:10 — Thy mother is like a vine in thy blood, planted by the waters: she was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters.
  • Ezek 47:12 — And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new f
  • Ezek 47:12 — And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new f
  • Gal 5:22 — But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
  • Gen 1:11 — And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
  • Gen 24:40 — And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father’s house:
  • Gen 30:27 — And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.
  • Gen 39:2 — And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
  • Gen 39:3 — And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
  • Gen 39:3 — And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
  • Gen 39:23 — The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made it to prosper.
  • Gen 39:23 — The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made it to prosper.
  • Isa 3:10 — Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
  • Isa 3:11 — Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
  • Isa 27:11 — When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, a
  • Isa 44:4 — And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.
  • Isa 44:4 — And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.
  • Jer 8:13 — I will surely consume them, saith the LORD: there shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree, and the leaf shall fade; and the things that I have given them shall pass away from them.
  • Jer 17:8 — For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of
  • Jer 17:8 — For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of
  • Job 14:9 — Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
  • Job 29:19 — My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.
  • John 15:6 — If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
  • Josh 1:7 — Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou ma
  • Jude 1:12 — These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit,
  • Jude 1:12 — These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit,
  • Mark 4:6 — But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
  • Matt 3:10 — And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
  • Matt 7:17 — Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
  • Matt 13:6 — And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
  • Matt 21:19 — And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered