Psalms 1:2

Psalms 1:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
• New International Version (NIV)but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night.
• English Standard Version (ESV)but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night.

Context of Psalms 1:2

1Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night. 3He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does. 4Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind.

Psalms 1:2 word by word

כִּ֤י אִ֥ם בְּתוֹרַ֥ת יְהוָ֗ה חֶ֫פְצ֥וֹ וּֽבְתוֹרָת֥וֹ יֶהְגֶּ֗ה יוֹמָ֥ם וָלָֽיְלָה׃Read the interlinear

• Butכִּי [אם]kîy · that if: exceptH3588
• But[כִּי] אם'im · if: exceptH518
• his delightחֵ֫פֶץchêphets · pleasureH2656
• in the Lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• of the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• he meditatesהָגָהhâgâh · to mutterH1897
• dayיוֹמָםyômâm · by dayH3119
• and nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915

Cross-references for Psalms 1:2

• Psalms 40:8I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.”
• Psalms 112:1Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.
• Psalms 119:11I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.
• Job 23:12I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.
• Jeremiah 15:16Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts.
• Romans 7:22For in my inner being I delight in God’s law.
• 1 John 5:3For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,
• Psalms 104:34May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.
• Joshua 1:8This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.
• 1 Timothy 4:15Be diligent in these matters and absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all.
• Psalms 88:1O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You.
• Luke 2:37and then was a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.
• Luke 18:7Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay in helping them?
• 1 Thessalonians 2:9Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.
• 2 Timothy 1:3I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as did my forefathers, as I constantly remember you night and day in my prayers.

Commentaries on Psalms 1:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2But his delight is in the law of the Lord - חפצו chephtso, his will, desire, affection, every motive in his heart, and every moving principle in his soul, are on the side of God and his truth. He takes up the law of the Lord as the rule of his life; he brings all his actions and affections to this holy standard. He looketh into the perfect law of liberty; and is not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the word; and is therefore blessed in his deed. He not…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2But 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 distasteful to him, but he so delights in it as to desire to become more and more acquainted with it, and to have its truths impressed more and more on his heart. In the law of the Lord - The law of Yahweh - the small capitals in the translation indicating here as…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The law of the Lord is called torah in Hebrew. It means God’s instruction or teaching for his people (see study note on Deuteronomy 4:44). Meditating involves inner reflection, which can be positive (Psalms 1:2; 63:6; 77:12; 143:5) or negative (see Psalms 2:1; 38:12). The Lord’s word is the object of godly meditation (119:48). day and night: This includes all times, whether walking, standing, sitting, or sleeping (see Deuteronomy 6:7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. law--all of God's word then written, especially the books of Moses (compare Psa 119:1, 55, 97, &c.).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 1:2

• Meditation
• Obedience
• Peace
• Righteous
• Spirituality
• Wicked (People)
• Word of God

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Commentaries on Psalms 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings