Psalm 1:3

We saw in Psalm 1:1,2 that there is a man who is blessed by God, h(H)e does not walk with the wicked, etc. This man also meditates, or devours, the Word of God, and delights in it. In verse 3, we'll see more description about this man, and later in verse 4 He will be compared with the wicked.

וְֽהָיָה כְּעֵץ שָׁתוּל עַֽל־פַּלְגֵי מָיִם אֲשֶׁר פִּרְיֹו ׀ יִתֵּן בְּעִתֹּו וְעָלֵהוּ לֹֽא־יִבֹּול וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲשֶׂה יַצְלִֽיחַ

And he is like a tree, planted by the rivers of water which bring/give his fruit in its season, and his leaf will not wither and all which he does will prosper.

This is a longer verse in comparison to the previous verse, and gives an illustration of what this man is like. The author says that this man is like a tree planted by streams of water. (It is interesting that the author felt the need to specify what type of waters this tree is planted by, streams of water, not of any other variety. I'm not sure of the significance of that, but it does stand out as odd.) Something very interesting is the use of the word shatul which can be translated plant, but could also be translated as "transplanted, replanted." This is pointed out here. This source is suggesting that because the word is shatul and not natul, that the replanting idea is plausible.

The location of where this tree is planted, that being near the streams of water, is important because that is how a tree is sustained. It is because it is planted near the water that it is able to give its fruit and not wither. It is because of its location to its life source, can it not wither, and also how it prospers, by its proximity to the water.

Where are you planted?