Psalms 1
1:2 a The law (Hebrew torah) of the Lord is the full revelation of God’s instructions (see study note on Deut 4:44).• Meditating is a process of inner reflection that can be positive (Pss 1:2 b; 63:6 c; 77:12 d; 143:5 e) or negative (see 2:1 f; 38:12 g). The Lord’s word is the object of godly meditation (119:48 h).
• Day and night includes all times, whether one is walking, standing, sitting, or sleeping (see Deut 6:7 i).
Summary for Ps 1:3-5: 1:3-5 j The future belongs to the godly. 1:3 k Well-watered trees endure and bear abundant fruit (cp. Jer 17:8 l).
1:4 m The coming time of judgment (1:5 n) will carry off the wicked and their deeds (35:5 o; 83:13 p; Isa 17:13 q; see study note on Jer 13:24).
1:5 r The wicked cannot abide the scrutiny of the Lord’s judgment; they are already condemned (see 5:5 s; 7:6 t; 101:7 u).
1:6 v The Lord’s care for the righteous and the demise of the wicked both demonstrate the Lord’s principle of retribution (see Gal 6:7-10 w). The brief and futile lives of the wicked will end, whereas the Lord and his saints will triumph (see Pss 9:5 x, 6 y, 18 z; 10:16 aa; 37:20 ab; 73:27 ac; 92:9 ad; cp. 142:4 ae; Isa 57:1 af).
• The godly (see Pss 5:12 ag; 14:5 ah) are joyful (1:1 ai) because the Lord protects and cares for them, hears them when they cry out for justice, and secures their future (see 121:3-4 aj).
• A person’s path is their life and character.
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