_Blessed [is] the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful._ The Book of Psalms] So Christ calleth it, Luke 20:42. The Hebrew word signifieth hymns, or praises, because the greater part of these psalms serve to s... [ Continue Reading ]
But his delight [is] in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. Ver. 2. _But his delight is in the law of the Lord_] _i.e._ In the whole doctrine of the Holy Scriptures, that invariable rule of truth, as Irenaeus rightly calleth it, Kανων της αληθειας ακλινης. He findeth... [ Continue Reading ]
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. Ver. 3. _And he shall be like a tree_] An olive tree, say some, from Psalms 52:8, which is green all the year, saith Pliny;... [ Continue Reading ]
The ungodly [are] not so: but [are] like the chaff which the wind driveth away. Ver. 4. _The ungodly are not so_] Not like any such tree before described, but rather like the cypress tree, which, the more it is watered, is the less fruitful; or like the cyparit tree, whereof Pliny writeth that it i... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. Ver. 5. _Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment_] _i.e._ _Causa cadent et damnabuntur,_ at the great assizes they shall be cast and condemned. _Vix steteris_ (Terent.). Revelation... [ Continue Reading ]
For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish. Ver. 6. _For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous_] Or, acknowledgeth, approveth, administereth, and ordereth all things to their eternal salvation; as may appear by the opposition, wherein there is a rheto... [ Continue Reading ]