Psalms 1:3

“And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, etc.] Or, “for then shall he be”, etc. as Alshech renders the words; and the Hebrew “vau” is often used for “then” f16. As (<190101>Psalm 1:1,2) describe the man who is blessed, this points at his blessedness, and shows and proves him to be an happy man; for he is comparable to a “tree”: not to a dry tree, or a tree without fruit, or whose fruit is withered, but to a fruitful tree, a green and flourishing one; green olive tree, or a palm tree, or a cedar in Lebanon; to which David compares himself and the righteous, (<195208>Psalm 52:8 92:12); and here such an one is compared to a tree “planted”; not to one that grows of itself, a…”

“like a tree-- (Jer 17:7-8). planted--settled, fast. by--or, "over." the rivers--canals for irrigation. shall prosper--literally, "make prosper," brings to perfection. The basis of this condition and character is given (Psa 32:1).”

“And he shall be like a tree - A description of the happiness or prosperity of the man who thus avoids the way of sinners, and who delights in the law of God, now follows. This is presented in the form of a very beautiful image - a tree planted where its roots would have abundance of water. Planted by the rivers of water - It is not a tree that springs up spontaneously, but one that is set out in a favorable place, and that is cultivated with care. The word “rivers” does not here quite express the sense of the original. The Hebrew word פלג peleg, from פלג pâlag, to cleave, to split, to divide), properly means divisions; and then, channels, canals, trenches, branching-cuts, brooks. The…”

“Whither - His happiness is not short and transitory, but, like those trees which are continually green and flourishing. Psalms 1:4”

“1:3-5 The future belongs to the godly. 1:3 Well-watered trees endure and bear abundant fruit (cp. Jer 17:8).”

“tree: Job 14:9; Isa 44:4; Jer 17:8; Eze 17:8, Eze 19:10, Eze 47:12; Rev 22:2 bringeth: Psa 92:14; Mat 21:34, Mat 21:41 shall not: Isa 27:11; Mat 13:6, Mat 21:19; Joh 15:6; Jde 1:12 wither: Heb. fade whatsoever: Psa 128:2, Psa 129:8; Gen 39:3, Gen 39:23; Jos 1:7, Jos 1:8; Ch1 22:11; Ch2 31:21, Ch2 32:23; Isa 3:10 Psalms 1:4”