New English Translation
Psalms 1:2
2Instead he finds pleasure in obeying the Lord’s commands; he meditates on his commands day and 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
1How blessed is the one who does not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand in the pathway with sinners, or sit in the assembly of scoffers! Instead he finds pleasure in obeying the Lord’s commands; he meditates on his commands day and night. 3He is like a tree planted by flowing streams; it yields its fruit at the proper time, and its leaves never fall off. He succeeds in everything he attempts. 4Not so with the wicked! Instead they are like wind-driven chaff.
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, my God. Your law dominates my thoughts.”
- Psalms 112:1Praise the Lord! How blessed is the one who obeys the Lord, who takes great delight in keeping his commands.
- Psalms 119:11In my heart I store up your words, so I might not sin against you.
- Job 23:12I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my allotted portion.
- Jeremiah 15:16As your words came to me I drank them in, and they filled my heart with joy and happiness because I belong to you.
- Romans 7:22For I delight in the law of God in my inner being.
- 1 John 5:3For this is the love of God: that we keep his commandments. And his commandments do not weigh us down,
- Psalms 104:34May my thoughts be pleasing to him! I will rejoice in the Lord.
- Joshua 1:8This law scroll must not leave your lips! You must memorize it day and night so you can carefully obey all that is written in it. Then you will prosper and be successful.
- 1 Timothy 4:15Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that everyone will see your progress.
- Psalms 88:1O Lord God who delivers me! By day I cry out and at night I pray before you.
- Luke 2:37She had lived as a widow since then for eighty-four years. She never left the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day.
- Luke 18:7Won’t God give justice to his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay long to help them?
- 1 Thessalonians 2:9For you recall, brothers and sisters, our toil and drudgery: By working night and day so as not to impose a burden on any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.
- 2 Timothy 1:3I am thankful to God, whom I have served with a clear conscience as my ancestors did, when I remember you in my prayers as I do constantly 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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