Psalm 1:1-2

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 1:2

Psalms 1:2But his delight is in the law of the Lord.The law of the LordWe should all like to be blessed, and here is the way--delight in the law of the Lord.I. What is this law? Not the Mosaic, not the ceremonial law, for which God often cared nothing; but the law according to which the Lord hath ordered all things. This is the law which God says He will put into our hearts and write on our minds. This is that true and eternal law of which Solomon speaks in his Proverbs as the Wisdom by which... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 1:1

Psa 1:1 Blessed [is] the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. The Book of Psalms ] So Christ calleth it, Luke 20:42 . The Hebrew word signifieth hymns, or praises, because the greater part of these psalms serve to set forth the praise of God. This title seemeth to be taken from Psalms 145:1 , called David’s Hymn, or Psalm of praise; so highly prized by the ancient Hebrews that they pronounce him an... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 1:2

Psa 1:2 But his delight [is] in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. Ver. 2. But his delight is in the law of the Lord ] i.e. In the whole doctrine of the Holy Scriptures, that invariable rule of truth, as Irenaeus rightly calleth it, Kανων της αληθειας ακλινης . He findeth rest nowhere, nisi in angulo cum libello, in a nook with this book, as Thomas Kempis was wont to say, who also with his own hand wrote out the Bible. King Alphonsus read it over fourteen... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 1:1

am 3560, bc 444 Blessed: Psalms 2:12, Psalms 32:1, Psalms 32:2, Psalms 34:8, Psalms 84:12, Psalms 106:3, Psalms 112:1, Psalms 115:12-Ezra :, Psalms 119:1, Psalms 119:2, Psalms 144:15, Psalms 146:5, Deuteronomy 28:2-Judith :, Deuteronomy 33:29, Jeremiah 17:7, Matthew 16:17, Luke 11:28, John 13:17, John 20:29, Revelation 22:14 walketh: Psalms 81:12, Genesis 5:24, Leviticus 26:27, Leviticus 26:28, 1 Kings 16:31, Job 31:5, Proverbs 1:15, Proverbs 4:14, Proverbs 4:15, Proverbs 13:20, Ezekiel... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 1:2

But his: Psalms 40:8, Psalms 112:1, Psalms 119:11, Psalms 119:35, Psalms 119:47, Psalms 119:48, Psalms 119:72, Psalms 119:92, Job 23:12, Jeremiah 15:16, Romans 7:22, 1 John 5:3 meditate: Psalms 104:34, Psalms 119:11, Psalms 119:15, Psalms 119:97- :, Joshua 1:8, 1 Timothy 4:15 day: Psalms 88:1, Luke 2:37, Luke 18:7, 1 Thessalonians 2:9, 2 Timothy 1:3 Reciprocal: Genesis 24:63 - to meditate Leviticus 11:3 - cheweth Deuteronomy 14:6 - General Deuteronomy 17:19 - General 1 Kings 2:3 - prosper... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Psalms 1:1

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.Blessed — The Hebrew words are very emphatical: O the blessedness of that man! Counsel - That doth not lead his life according to their counsel, or manner of living.Standeth — Which notes a more settled abode in it.Way — In their manner of conversation.Seat — Which notes a constant and resolved perseverance in their wicked courses.Scornful — Of those... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Psalms 1:2

But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.Day and night — Not seldom and slightly, but diligently, and constantly. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 1:1

1. Blessed Hebrew, blessings. The plural may stand for intensity, as “O, the exceeding happiness of the man!” etc., or for the variety of blessings belonging to such a character. It is treated simply as an idiom in our version, and translated ad sensum. The blessing, (Psalms 1:1-3,) is followed by the cursing, (Psalms 1:4-6,) as the voice from Gerizim was by that from Ebal. Deuteronomy 26:12-13; compare Matthew 7:24-27. See note on John 4:5. Walketh not “Walking” figuratively denotes... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 1:2

2. The writer advances from negative to positive statements. But In the Hebrew two particles stand here as a double disjunctive, as but, on the contrary, as if to prepare for the strongest possible contrast. Delight Not obedience only, but the joy of loving obedience. Duty and pleasure unite. Delight in the law of God springs only from a pure heart. Law To be taken here in the restricted sense of precept, rather than the general sense of doctrine, yet as implying the latter, for... read more

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