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John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Psalms 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.Whither — His happiness is not short and transitory, but, like those trees which are continually green and flourishing. 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

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 1:3

3. Rivers of water The word “rivers,” here, properly denotes lesser or divided “rivers,” such as proceed either from fountains, where moisture is naturally found in the dry season, (1 Kings 18:5,) or such artificial channels as abounded in Egypt and Babylonia, (see on Psalms 137:1,) and on a smaller scale in the lowlands and gardens of Palestine. Ecclesiastes 2:5-6; Isaiah 58:11. Such irrigating streams (Psalms 46:4) were a luxury to the people of a parching climate. Fruit in his season ... read more

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