Psalms 1:2

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.

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

² But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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