Syntactic Structure
Opening — v. 1a
Μακάριος ἀνήρ — Blessed is the man (predicate adjective + subject, verbless clause)
↳ Relative 1
ὃς οὐκ ἐπορεύθη ἐν βουλῇ ἀσεβῶν — who has not walked in the counsel of the ungodly
↳ Relative 2
καὶ ἐν ὁδῷ ἁμαρτωλῶν οὐκ ἔστη — and in the way of sinners has not stood
↳ Relative 3
καὶ ἐπὶ καθέδραν λοιμῶν οὐκ ἐκάθισεν — and upon the seat of scoffers has not sat
Positive Pivot — v. 2a
ἀλλ' ἢ ἐν τῷ νόμῳ κυρίου τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ — but rather in the law of the Lord is his delight
Meditation — v. 2b
καὶ ἐν τῷ νόμῳ αὐτοῦ μελετήσει ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτός — and in his law he will meditate day and night
Simile — v. 3a
καὶ ἔσται ὡς τὸ ξύλον τὸ πεφυτευμένον — and he shall be like the tree planted
↳ Location
παρὰ τὰς διεξόδους τῶν ὑδάτων — beside the streams of water
↳ Fruit
ὃ τὸν καρπὸν αὐτοῦ δώσει ἐν καιρῷ αὐτοῦ — which will yield its fruit in its season
↳ Leaf
καὶ τὸ φύλλον αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἀπορρυήσεται — and its leaf will not wither
Culmination — v. 3c
καὶ πάντα, ὅσα ἂν ποιῇ, κατευοδωθήσεται — and whatever he does shall prosper