Psalms 1:3

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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...
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) what...
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 supe...
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. No...
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 re...
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 whatsoev...
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...
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 what...
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, 1...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

And he shall be ] better, 'for he becomes,' i.e. in consequence of his constant study of God's law. Like a tree, etc.] cp. Jeremiah 17:7-8 , where...
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...
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 swe...
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 b...
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 b...
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 whatsoev...
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 wit...
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...
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 whatsoev...
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 sh...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Happy Man. 1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel...
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 goo...
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 se...
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 in...
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, no...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 1 Ver. 1. There are cases in which without a figure "ignorance is bliss." Observe that all the characters mentioned here may have their exc...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 1:3 The spiritual plant of God is placed by the running waters; it is nourished and recruited by the never-failing, the perpetual, the dail...
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 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 th...
The Biblical Illustrator

He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of waters. The tree similitude A beautiful illustration of the perpetual verdure and fruitfulness...
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 boo...
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 m...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, where his roots reach deep down to the hidden reservoirs of moisture, where he has a neve...
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. Y...
Wells of Living Water Commentary

Christ Versus the Antichrist Psalms 1:1-6 ; Psalms 2:1-9 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Satan an adept at counterfeits. As we enter into our study in...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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

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;b and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 1:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 1:3