Psalms 1:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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;b and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. ”

Psalms 1:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And he shall be like a tree - A description of the happiness or prosperity of the man who thus avoids the way of sinners, and who delights in the law of God, now follows. This is presented in the...
Psalms 1:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

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 (c) whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. (c) God's children...
Psalms 1:3 - 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 1:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

be . become, or prove. Figure of speech Simile. App-6. Like. tree. The first of two comparisons. See Psalms 1:4 . planted: i.e. in. garden. Not. "tree of the field". rivers . divisions irrig...
Psalms 1:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

The Psalmist here illustrates, and, at the same time, confirms by a metaphor the statement made in the preceding verse; for he shows in what respect those who fear God are to be accounted happy...
Psalms 1:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. Like a tree planted - N...
Psalms 1:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Like a tree planted by the rivers of water— It is observed by Fleury, in his excellent dissertation concerning this and several other psalms of the like kind, whose subjects are purely moral, that...
Psalms 1:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. Tree planted by...
Psalms 1:3 - 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 1:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And he. — Better, So is he. For the image so forcible in an Eastern clime, where vegetation depends on proximity to a stream, comp. Psalms 52:8 ; Psalms 92:12 ; Isaiah 44:4 ; and its developme...
Psalms 1:3 - 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 1:3 - 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 1:3 - 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 1:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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. Had we no other clue t...
Psalms 1:3 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THREE ASPECTS OF GODLY CHARACTER ‘A tree planted by the waterside.’ Psalms 1:3 (Prayer Book Version) I. Its variety. —The comparison is with a fruit tree, not of any particular kind, but on...
Psalms 1:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water ,.... Or, "for then shall he be", c. as Alshech renders the words and the Hebrew "vau" is often used for "then" q. As Psalms 1:1 describe...
Psalms 1:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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...
Psalms 1:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And , or For, he shall be like a tree , &c. This is the proof of that blessedness of a good man which he had only asserted, Psalms 1:1 . He shall be fruitful and flourishing. By his meditation...
Psalms 1:3 - 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 1:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

And, or for , as this particle is oft used, as Psalms 60:12 Psalms 108:13 Proverbs 4:17 ; this being the proof of that blessedness of a good man, which he had only asserted, Psalms 1:1 ....
Psalms 1:3 - 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 1:3 - 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 1:3 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 1:1-3 In the figure of ver. 3 there are revealed three aspects of godly character. I. Its variety. The comparison is with a fruit-tree, not of any particular kind, but one of that large cl...
Psalms 1:3 - 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 1:3 - 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 1:3 - 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 1:3 - 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 1:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 22:11 ; 2 Chronicles 31:21 ; 2 Chronicles 32:23 ; Ezekiel 17:8 ; Ezekiel 19:10 ; Ezekiel 47:12 ; Genesis 39:23 ; Genesis 39:3 ; Isaiah 27:11 ; Isaiah 3:10 ; Isaiah 44:4 ; Jer...
Psalms 1:3 - 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 1:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Whither — His happiness is not short and transitory, but, like those trees which are continually green and flourishing.

Psalms 1:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 1:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 1:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 1:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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

Psalms 1:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 1:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 1:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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

Psalms 1:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 1:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 1:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 1:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 1:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 1:3 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 1:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 1:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 1:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 1:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 1:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 1:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 1:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 1:3 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 1:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 1:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 1:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 1:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 1:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 1:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Psalms 1:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes