As we continue to look at the godly man of Psalm 1, we now turn to verse 3,
“And he will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water,
 Which yields its fruit in its season,
 And its leaf does not wither;
 And in whatever he does, he prospers.”

There are a number of trees mentioned in the Bible, the following are some verses that describe the person who is unto the Lord.  Each seems to add to the picture that the Psalmist has brought forth in Psalm 1:3

Here David is contrasting himself with the ungodly man as he says,
“But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God.
 I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever.”  Psalm 52:8

Psalm 92:12-13 tells us,
“The righteous man will flourish like the palm tree,
 He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
 Planted in the house of the LORD,
 They will flourish in the courts of our God.”

Isaiah speaking of the ‘exaltation of the afflicted’ he says in the last part of 61:3,
“So they will be called oaks of righteousness,
 The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.”

Of the man who trusts in the Lord, we see in Jeremiah 17:8,
“For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters,
 Which spreads out its roots by the river,
 And will not fear when the heat comes;
 But its leaf will be green,
 And will not be anxious in the year of drought,
 Nor will cease from yielding fruit.”

Concerning the fruit, we have Jesus speaking in John 15:5,
“I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me, and I in him,
 he bears much fruit; for apart from Me you can do nothing.”

Galatians 5:22-23 gives us a variety of fruit OR is the fruit love with eight words describing this fruit?  Seek the Lord’s wisdom here.  (May I suggest that you see 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a.)
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control, against such there is no law.”

‘…And its leaf does not whither’ (Psalm 1:3).  It is unfading!
“They will still yield fruit in old age;
 They shall be full of sap and very green,
 To declare that the LORD is upright…”  Psalm 92:14-15

Read again Jeremiah 17:8 (in heat or drought the leaves will be green and they will not cease to give fruit.)

‘…And in whatever he does, he prospers’  
 Scripture tells us in Deuteronomy 29:9,
“Therefore keep the words of this covenant, and do them, that you may prosper in all that you do.”

Speaking of King Hezekiah in 2 Chronicles 31:21, Scripture says,
“And every work which he began in the service of the house of God in law and in commandment, seeking his God, he did with all his heart and prospered.”

The Apostle Paul to Timothy,
“For bodily discipline is only of little profit, but godliness is profitable for all things, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.”  1 Timothy 4:8
Then in 6:6, “But godliness with contentment is great gain.”

To Titus, Paul says,
“This is a trustworthy statement; and concerning these things I want you to
 speak confidently, so that those who have believed God may be careful to engage in good deeds.  These things are good and profitable for men.”  Titus 3:8  (Verses 1-7 give the trustworthy statement.)

As children of God let us seek to be those mighty trees, planted by the River of Life, that we may be all that our heavenly Father has planned and purposed us to be in, through, and by Christ Jesus our Lord.  Amen