The note was stark: Chaff has no weight. It has no substance. It exists, but it has no presence.
He read the note on “planted by streams of water.” The Hebrew word for "streams" ( palgei mayim ) suggested irrigation channels—artificially diverted water. The commentary argued that in the arid climate of ancient Israel, a tree did not just "happen" to grow by water. It had to be transplanted there. hermeneia psalms 1
