New American Standard Bible 1995
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
1How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night. 3He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers. 4The wicked are not so, But they are like chaff which the wind drives away.
Read all of Psalms 1Psalms 1:2 word by word
כִּ֤י אִ֥ם בְּתוֹרַ֥ת יְהוָ֗ה חֶ֫פְצ֥וֹ וּֽבְתוֹרָת֥וֹ יֶהְגֶּ֗ה יוֹמָ֥ם וָלָֽיְלָה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 1:2
- Psalms 40:8I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your Law is within my heart.”
- Psalms 112:1Praise the Lord! How blessed is the man who fears the Lord, Who greatly delights in His commandments.
- Psalms 119:11Your word I have treasured in my heart, That I may 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 necessary food.
- Jeremiah 15:16Your words were found and I ate them, And Your words became for me a joy and the delight of my heart; For I have been called by Your name, O Lord God of hosts.
- Romans 7:22For I joyfully concur with the law of God in the inner man,
- 1 John 5:3For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome.
- Psalms 104:34Let my meditation be pleasing to Him; As for me, I shall be glad in the Lord.
- Joshua 1:8This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success.
- 1 Timothy 4:15Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all.
- Psalms 88:1O Lord, the God of my salvation, I have cried out by day and in the night before You.
- Luke 2:37and then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, serving night and day with fastings and prayers.
- Luke 18:7now, will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry to Him day and night, and will He delay long over them?
- 1 Thessalonians 2:9For you recall, brethren, our labor and hardship, how working night and day so as not to be a burden to any of you, we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.
- 2 Timothy 1:3I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience the way my forefathers did, as I constantly remember you in my prayers night and day,
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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