11 translations · Hebrew
Psalm 1:3
He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that produces its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither. Whatever he does shall prosper.
Psalm 1:3 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that produces its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither. Whatever he does shall prosper.
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- And he has been as a tree, || Planted by streams of water, || That gives its fruit in its season, || And its leaf does not wither, || And all that he does he causes to prosper.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- They're like trees growing by flowing rivers, producing fruit every season. Their leaves never wither, and they are successful in all they do.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- And he hath been as a tree, Planted by rivulets of water, That giveth its fruit in its season, And its leaf doth not wither, And all that he doth he causeth to prosper.
- DBY Darby Translation
- 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.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth its fruit in season; its leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he doeth shall prosper.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that produces its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither. Whatever he does shall prosper.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And he shall be like a tree which is planted near the running waters, which shall bring forth its fruit, in due season. And his leaf shall not fall off: and all whatsoever he shall do shall prosper.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְֽהָיָ֗ה | wə·hā·yāh | He is | H1961 הָיָה to be |
| כְּעֵץ֮ | kə·‘êṣ | like a tree | H6086 עֵץ tree: wood |
| שָׁת֪וּל | šā·ṯūl | planted | H8362 שָׁתַל to transplant |
| עַֽל־ | ‘al- | by | H5921 עַל upon |
| פַּלְגֵ֫י | pal·ḡê | streams | H6388 פֶּ֫לֶג stream |
| מָ֥יִם | mā·yim | of water | H4325 מַי water |
| אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ’ă·šer | — | H834 אֲשֶׁר which |
| פִּרְי֨וֹ׀ | pir·yōw | its fruit | H6529 פְּרִי fruit |
| יִתֵּ֬ן | yit·tên | yielding | H5414 נָתַן to give: give |
| בְּעִתּ֗וֹ | bə·‘it·tōw | in season | H6256 עֵת time |
| וְעָלֵ֥הוּ | wə·‘ā·lê·hū | whose leaf | H5929 עָלֶה leaf |
| לֹֽא־ | lō- | does not | H3808 לֹא not |
| יִבּ֑וֹל | yib·bō·wl | wither | H5034 נָבַל be senseless |
| וְכֹ֖ל | wə·ḵōl | and | H3605 כֹּל all |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | — | H834 אֲשֶׁר which |
| יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה | ya·‘ă·śeh | in all he does | H6213 עָשָׂה to make: do |
| יַצְלִֽיחַ׃ | yaṣ·lî·aḥ | who prospers | H6743 צָלַח to rush |
Related verses
- Jeremiah 17:8
For he will be as a tree planted by the waters, who spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes, but its leaf will be green; and will not be concerned in the year of drought. It won’t cease from yielding fruit.
- Ezekiel 47:12
By the river on its bank, on this side and on that side, will grow every tree for food, whose leaf won’t wither, neither will its fruit fail. It will produce new fruit every month, because its waters issue out of the sanctuary. Its fruit will be for food, and its leaf for healing.”
- Psalm 92:14
They will still produce fruit in old age. They will be full of sap and green,
- John 15:6
If a man doesn’t remain in me, he is thrown out as a branch, and is withered; and they gather them, throw them into the fire, and they are burned.
- Ezekiel 19:10
“‘Your mother was like a vine in your blood, planted by the waters. It was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters.
- Genesis 39:23
The keeper of the prison didn’t look after anything that was under his hand, because Yahweh was with him; and that which he did, Yahweh made it prosper.
- Joshua 1:7–8
Only be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded you. Don’t turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success wherever you go. This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it; for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall have good success.
- Revelation 22:2
in the middle of its street. On this side of the river and on that was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruits, yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
- Ezekiel 17:8
It was planted in a good soil by many waters, that it might produce branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a good vine.”’
- Matthew 13:6
When the sun had risen, they were scorched. Because they had no root, they withered away.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
1 Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers;
2 but his delight is in Yahweh’s law. On his law he meditates day and night.
3 He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that produces its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither. Whatever he does shall prosper.
4 The wicked are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
Read all of Psalm 1 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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