Psalm 1:2-3

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 1:1-6

Shall we turn to the Psalms, beginning tonight with the first psalm.The Psalms are actually divided into five books. It was really the hymnbook for the nation of Israel. They were sung in their original forms. In the Psalms there is really much prophecy, because we are told by Peter that David was a prophet and that he spake by the Holy Spirit. And much of what he spake was prophecy in regards to the coming Messiah, and did have its fulfillment in Jesus Christ. There are many psalms that are... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 1:1-6

Psalms 1:1 . Man, אישׁ Ish, a prince, a ruler, a patriarchal or family man, a man of high degree, as in Psalms 62:9. This is a running word in the psalms, while Adam, the word of contrast with Ish, is used for men of low degree; for common men, for worms of the dust. REFLECTIONS. This beautiful psalm has strong claims to be placed first, because it is a psalm of piety, illustrated by just ideas, by impressive figures, and by contrast with characters of impiety, who form the dark... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 1:1-6

Psalms 1:1-6Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly.The 1st Psalm, introductoryThis Psalm seems to have been placed first in the collection because, from its general character and subject, it formed a suitable introduction to the rest. It treats of the blessedness of the righteous and the misery of the wicked, topics which constantly recur in the Psalms, but it treats of them as if all experience pointed only in one direction. The moral problem which, in other Psalms,... read more

Joseph Exell

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

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 1:3

Psalms 1:3He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of waters. The tree similitudeA beautiful illustration of the perpetual verdure and fruitfulness of the piety deriving its origin and sustenance from the Word of God. It is compared to a tree whose roots are refreshed by never-failing streams of living water, and whose every part is instinct with the life flowing from its roots. It is the same with the piety nourished by the Word of God. As the sap of the tree imparts life not only to its... 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

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 1:3

Psa 1:3 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. Ver. 3. And he shall be like a tree ] An olive tree, say some, from Psalms 52:8 , which is green all the year, saith Pliny; that in Noah’s flood kept its greenness though it had been so long time under the water; and is, therefore, made an emblem of the resurrection. Others will have it to be the palm tree, from... 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

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 1:3

tree: Job 14:9, Isaiah 44:4, Jeremiah 17:8, Ezekiel 17:8, Ezekiel 19:10, Ezekiel 47:12, Revelation 22:2 bringeth: Psalms 92:14, Matthew 21:34, Matthew 21:41 shall not: Isaiah 27:11, Matthew 13:6, Matthew 21:19, John 15:6, Jude 1:12 wither: Heb. fade whatsoever: Psalms 128:2, Psalms 129:8, Genesis 39:3, Genesis 39:23, Joshua 1:7, Joshua 1:8, 1 Chronicles 22:11, 2 Chronicles 31:21, 2 Chronicles 32:23, Isaiah 3:10 Reciprocal: Genesis 1:11 - fruit Genesis 24:40 - will Genesis 30:27 - the Lord... 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

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