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Psalms 1:2
2He is happy when he obeys the Law of the Lord. He thinks about God's Law during the day and at night.
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
1If someone does not do what wicked people tell him to do, if he does not join with sinners, if he does not meet with those who laugh at God, God has blessed that person! He is happy when he obeys the Law of the Lord. He thinks about God's Law during the day and at night. 3He will become like a tree that grows beside streams of water. It gives its fruit at the right season. Its leaves do not fall off. Everything that person does will have a good result. 4But wicked people are as empty as chaff. The wind blows them away.
Read all of Psalms 1Psalms 1:2 word by word
כִּ֤י אִ֥ם בְּתוֹרַ֥ת יְהוָ֗ה חֶ֫פְצ֥וֹ וּֽבְתוֹרָת֥וֹ יֶהְגֶּ֗ה יוֹמָ֥ם וָלָֽיְלָה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 1:2
- Psalms 40:8I want to do what pleases you. Your law is always in my thoughts.’
- Psalms 112:1Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! When someone respects the Lord with fear, God has blessed that person! He is happy to obey the Lord's commands.
- Psalms 119:11I always keep your message in my mind, so that I do not do anything bad against you.
- Job 23:12I have been careful to obey his commands. His words are more important to me than my food.
- Jeremiah 15:16As your words came to me, I took them into me like sweet food. I belong to you, Lord, God Almighty, so your words made me very happy.
- Romans 7:22Deep inside myself, I really love God's laws.
- 1 John 5:3Because, if we really love God, we will obey his commands. And those commands are not difficult for us to obey.
- Psalms 104:34I want my song to make him happy. I will be happy, because of what the Lord has done.
- Joshua 1:8You must keep on speaking about the words of God's law. Think about what it says, all the time. Be careful to obey it. Then you will do well, and you will win.
- 1 Timothy 4:15Be careful to do all these things well. Then everyone will see that you are serving God better and better.
- Psalms 88:1Lord, you are the God who rescues me. I call out to you in the day, and I pray for help at night.
- Luke 2:37After that, she had lived alone until she was 84 years old. Now she never left the temple. She stayed there day and night to worship God. She fasted and she prayed.
- Luke 18:7But as for God, he always helps those that he has chosen to be his children. When they continue to ask him for help, in the day and in the night, he will answer them. He will not wait.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:9Our Christian friends, remember how we worked so hard to help you. We worked during the day and even during the night. We did not want to cause any problems for you. So we taught you God's good news and we did not ask you to give us anything in return.
- 2 Timothy 1:3Like my ancestors, I serve God in a good way, that I know is right. When I pray to God, at night and during the day, I always remember to pray for you. And I thank God for you.
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
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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
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