1Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers.
2But rather, his delight is in the law of Yahweh, and on his law he meditates day and night.
3He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither; and in all that he does he prospers.
4Not so the wicked! Rather, they are like chaff that the wind drives away.
5Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
6For Yahweh knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
Where this passage connects across Scripture — each link typed and reasoned, part of the AIT Bible Nexus Chart.
The Tree and the Chaff
parallelJeremiah 17:7— Both describe the one who trusts in/delights in Yahweh as a tree planted by water whose leaf does not wither and which yields fruit.
echoed inDaniel 2:31— Shared imagery of the wicked/kingdoms becoming like chaff driven away by the wind.
echoed inIsaiah 17:12— Both describe the wicked/nations being driven away like chaff before the wind.
echoed inJeremiah 13:15— Scattering the people 'like chaff driven along by the desert wind' echoes the standard image of chaff blown by wind as the fate of the wicked.
echoed inJob 21:1— The image of the wicked as chaff driven by the wind is shared with Psalm 1.
allusionJoshua 1:8— Both command/commend meditating on the law/book of the law day and night as the path to prosperity and success.
echoed inJoshua 1:1— Meditating on the law day and night as the path to prosperity echoes the description of the blessed man.
allusionPsalms 35:5— Shared imagery of the wicked being like chaff driven away by the wind.
echoed inPsalms 35:1— Shared image of the wicked being like chaff blown before the wind.
echoed inPsalms 83:9— The image of the wicked as chaff driven before the wind is shared.
thematicGenesis 39:21— Both express that the one whom God favors prospers in all he does.
thematicHosea 14:9— Two ways contrast: the righteous walk in the upright ways while transgressors perish/stumble.
thematicJob 29:1— Shared image of a tree whose root reaches water and flourishes as a picture of the blessed man.
thematicMatthew 7:13— Both contrast the two ways—the way of the righteous versus the way that leads to destruction/perishing.
thematicProverbs 4:10— Both warn against entering the path/way of the wicked, contrasting the two ways of the righteous and the wicked.
thematicPsalms 52:8— Both compare the righteous who trusts God to a flourishing/thriving tree, contrasted with the wicked's fate.
thematicPsalms 92:6— Both compare the righteous to a flourishing tree that bears fruit, contrasted with the wicked.
thematicPsalms 112:1— Both open with a beatitude for the one whose delight is in Yahweh's law/commandments.