Psalms 1:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. ”

Psalms 1:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But his delight - His pleasure; his happiness. Instead of finding his happiness in the society and the occupations of the wicked, he finds it in the truth of God. The law or truth of God is not d...
Psalms 1:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

But his delight [is] in the law of the LORD; and in his (b) law doth he meditate day and night. (b) In the holy scriptures.
Psalms 1:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

BOOK I. PSS. I- XLI. I. The Jewish Saint. This and Psalms 2 (see, however, on Psalms 33) are the only Pss. in Book I. which have no title or superscription. In Acts 13:33 , there is very ancient...
Psalms 1:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the law . instruction: i.e. the whole Pentateuch which contains it. meditate: i.e. continually and habitually.
Psalms 1:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

In the second verse, the Psalmist does not simply pronounce those happy who fear God, as in other places, but designates godliness by the study of the law, teaching us that God is only right...
Psalms 1:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. But his delight is in the law of the Lord - חפצו chephtso, his will, desire, affection, every motive in his...
Psalms 1:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. But - Hebrew, kiy ( H3588 ) 'im ( H518 ), but if; i:e., But who (if there be anything in wh...
Psalms 1:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

of the Messianic hope in Psalms 2, 20, 28,, 40. The following Pss. are either quoted from or distinctly referred to in NT.: 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 14, 16, 18, 22, 24, 32, 34, 40, 41. In several instances th...
Psalms 1:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

But. — The Hebrew is an elliptical expression implying a strong contrast, “nay but,” “on the contrary.” The positive side of a good man’s character is now described according to the standard which...
Psalms 1:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 1:1-6 THE Psalter may be regarded as the heart's echo to the speech of God, the manifold music of its windswept strings as God's breath sweeps across them. Law and Prophecy are the two main...
Psalms 1:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Two Ways and the Two Ends Psalms 1:1-6 Like a signpost, this psalm points the road to blessedness. The opening word may be read, “Oh, the blessedness!” The psalm begins with the same messag...
Psalms 1:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The master thought of this psalm is the law of Jehovah. The obedient and disobedient are placed in sharp contrast. This contrast is vividly seen by bringing together the first and last words of the p...
Psalms 1:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. Reader, you do not forget who it was that said, I delight to do thy will, O my God; yea, thy law is within m...
Psalms 1:2 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

GOD’S REVEALED WILL ‘The law of the Lord.’ Psalms 1:2 I. This law, which we have to learn, and by keeping of which we shall be blessed, is nothing else than God’s will. —If you wish to learn...
Psalms 1:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But his delight [is] in the law of the Lord ,.... Not the law of nature, which was inscribed on Adam's heart in innocence, but now greatly impaired by sin, and become very imperfect and very insuffi...
Psalms 1:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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,...
Psalms 1:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

But his delight is in the law of the Lord In the study and practice of it, as appears from the context. Having described the character of the truly blessed man negatively , in the preceding verse,...
Psalms 1:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Happy Man. 1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinner...
Psalms 1:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

In the law, i.e. in the study and practice of it, as appears from the context. The law of God may be here understood of the whole doctrine delivered by God to the church, consisting of doctrines,...
Psalms 1:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Way of the Righteous. ‘Blessed is the man, Who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Or stand in the way of sinners, Or sit in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law...
Psalms 1:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “This 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 blessedne...
Psalms 1:2 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 1:1-2 Psalms 150:6 I. We have here a twofold declaration of God's great purpose in all His self-revelation, and especially in the Gospel of His Son. Our first text may be translated as a...
Psalms 1:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 wi...
Psalms 1:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly. The 1st Psalm, introductory This Psalm seems to have been placed first in the collection because, from its general character a...
Psalms 1:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION IT is remarkable that neither the first nor the second psalm has any title. Titles are so much the rule in the first and second books of the Psalter, that, when they are absent, the...
Psalms 1:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Difference Between the Righteous and the Ungodly. All men are sinners: all have sinned and come short of the glory of God, Romans 3:23 . No man is able to stand before God, by virtue of his o...
Psalms 1:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 John 5:3 ; 1 Thessalonians 2:9 ; 1 Timothy 4:15 ; 2 Timothy 1:3 ; Jeremiah 15:16 ; Job 23:12 ; Joshua 1:8 ; Luke 18:7 ; Luke 2:37 ; Psalms 112:1 ; Psalms 40:8 ; Psalms 104:34 ; Psalms...
Psalms 1:2 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Prefatory Psalms Psalms 1:1-6 , Psalms 2:1-12 , and Psalms 3:1-8 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The first chapter of the Psalm is its preface. You may call it, if you wish, the prefatory Psalm....
Psalms 1:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Day and night — Not seldom and slightly, but diligently, and constantly.

Psalms 1:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 1:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 1:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 1:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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

Psalms 1:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 1:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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

Psalms 1:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 1:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 1:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 1:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 1:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 1:2 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 1:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 1:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 1:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 1:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 1:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 1:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 1:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 1:2 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 1:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 1:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 1:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 1:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 1:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 1:2 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Psalms 1:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes