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THE BOOK OF PSALMS
_Chronological Notes relative to the Psalms written by David,_ _upon
the supposition that they were all composed in a period_ _of about_
forty-seven _years. See the_ Introduction....
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BLESSED IS THE MAN - That is, his condition is a happy or a desirable
one. The word used here, אשׁר _'esher_ means properly,
“happiness” or “blessedness.” It is found, however, only in
the plural form...
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
I. THE GENESIS SECTION: BOOK ONE:Psalm 1-41
Psalm 1-8
Psalms 1
The Godly and the Ungodly
_ 1. The godly, his character and his fruit (Psalms 1:1)_
2. The ungodly in com...
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BOOK I. PSS. I- XLI.
I. The Jewish Saint. This and Psalms 2 (see, however, on Psalms 33)
are the only Pss. in Book I. which have no title or superscription. In
Acts 13:33, there is very ancient autho...
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TITLE, PSALMS. See App-63 and the Structures on pp. 720, 721. Compare
Luke 20:42; Luke 24:44; Acts 1:20.
BLESSED. How Happy. The first Psalm begins thus and Psalm. ends thus.
So does the last Psalm of...
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More exactly:
Happy the man who hath not walked in the counsel of wicked men,
Nor stood in the way of sinners,
Nor sat in the session of scorners.
_Blessed_ Or, happy: LXX μακάριος. Cp. Matthew 5:3...
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The happiness of the righteous....
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_THE HAPPINESS OF THE GODLY; THE UNHAPPINESS OF THE UNGODLY. PSALMS
1:1. BLESSED IS THE MAN_— This Psalm is generally supposed to have
been designed as a preface to the rest, and as a short luminary o...
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BOOK THE FIRST
Psalms 1
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
The Righteous Man and the Lawless Contrasted.
ANALYSIS
The Righteous man DescribedPsalms 1:1-3: by what he Does NotPsalms
1:1; _by_ what he Does
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_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 Hebrew title of this book is 'The Book of Praises'...
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1:1 seat (a-27) Or 'in the company.'...
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of the Messianic hope in Psalms 2, 20, 28,, 40. The following Pss. are
either quoted from or distinctly referred to in NT.: 2, 4, 5, 8, 10,
14, 16, 18, 22, 24, 32, 34, 40, 41. In several instances the...
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BLESSED] EM 'happy.' The first of the Old Testament beatitudes.
Walketh not] There seems a gradual progression intended in the three
clauses of the v.: walk, stand, sit, and wicked, sinner, scoffer....
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Psalms 1:41
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are from the Bible.
The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the *
before a word to show an explanation.
The translated Bible tex...
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BLESSED. — The Hebrew word is a plural noun, from the root meaning
to be “straight,” or “right.” Literally, _Blessings to the man
who,_ &c.
WALKETH... STANDETH... SITTETH. — Better, _went, stood, sat....
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אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי ־הָ אִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֤ר ׀ לֹ֥א
הָלַךְ֮...
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Psalms 1:1
THE Psalter may be regarded as the heart's echo to the speech of God,
the manifold music of its windswept strings as God's breath sweeps
across them. Law and Prophecy are the two main eleme...
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THE TWO WAYS AND THE TWO ENDS
Psalms 1:1
Like a signpost, this psalm points the road to blessedness. The
opening word may be read, “Oh, the blessedness!” The psalm begins
with the same message as th...
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The master thought of this psalm is the law of Jehovah. The obedient
and disobedient are placed in sharp contrast. This contrast is vividly
seen by bringing together the first and last words of the
ps...
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Blessed [is] the man that walketh not in the (a) counsel of the
ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat
of the scornful.
The Argument - This book of psalms is given to us...
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CONTENTS
This Psalm is supposed by some to have been written by Ezra, but upon
what authority is not said. It is a short, but beautiful description,
of the different features which mark the godly man...
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1._Blessed is the man. _(19) The meaning of the Psalmist, as I have
stated above, is, that it shall be always well with God’s devout
servants, whose constant endeavor it is to make progress in the stu...
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BOOK 1 - PSALMS 1-41
The first book may be in general thus divided into distinct parts. The
first eight psalms form a whole, an introductory whole to the entire
collection of Psalms. This series may b...
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BLESSED [IS] THE MAN,.... This psalm begins in like manner as Christ's
sermon on the mount, Matthew 5:3; setting forth the praises and
expressing the happiness of the man who is described in this vers...
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_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 20:4...
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_Blessed is the man_ The Hebrew words are very emphatical:
_Blessedness belongs to that man;_ or, _O the blessedness of that
man!_ Blessedness here means happiness. And the character of the truly
happ...
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Blessed is the man, literally, "blessednesses, or happinesses, of the
man," THAT WALKETH NOT IN THE COUNSEL OF THE UNGODLY, making the plans
of the wicked his concern, making it his business to follow...
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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE UNGODLY.
All men are sinners: all have sinned and come short of the glory of
God, Romans 3:23. No man is able to stand before God, by virtue of his
own rig...
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UNGODLY:
Or, wicked...
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PSALM 1
THE ARGUMENT
This Psalm was put first as a preface to all the rest, as a powerful
persuasive to the diligent reading and serious study of the whole book
and of the rest of the Holy Scripture...
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Psalms 1:1 Blessed H835 man H376 walks H1980 (H8804) counsel H6098
ungodly H7563 stands H5975 (H8804
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THE WAY OF THE RIGHTEOUS.
‘Blessed is the man,
Who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked,
Or stand in the way of sinners,
Or sit in the seat of the scornful.
But his delight is in the law of...
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Psalms 1
Ver. 1. There are cases in which without a figure "ignorance is
bliss." Observe that all the characters mentioned here may have their
excellences and their attractions; for example, the ungo...
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Psalms 1:1
In the figure of ver. 3 there are revealed three aspects of godly
character.
I. Its variety. The comparison is with a fruit-tree, not of any
particular kind, but one of that large class o...
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Psalms 1:1
Psalms 150:6
I. We have here a twofold declaration of God's great purpose in all
His self-revelation, and especially in the Gospel of His Son. Our
first text may be translated as a joyful...
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Psalms 1:1
I. The blessed man is described in this verse by negatives. We are
told what he does not do. It so happens that we cannot understand some
of the very highest things in life except they are...
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CONTENTS: The two ways of man.
CHARACTERS: God, righteous man, ungodly man.
CONCLUSION: Blessed is the man whose footsteps are ordered by the Word
of God for he shall find both peace and prosperity....
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Psalms 1:1. _Man,_ אישׁ _Ish,_ a prince, a ruler, a patriarchal or
family man, a man of high degree, as in Psalms 62:9. This is a running
word in the psalms, while _Adam,_ the word of contrast with _I...
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_Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly._
THE 1ST PSALM, INTRODUCTORY
This Psalm seems to have been placed first in the collection because,
from its general character and s...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 1:1. The first psalm serves as the
gateway into the entire book of Psalms 1:1. Those who would worship
God genuinely must embrace his Law (or Torah),
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INTRODUCTION
“This psalm seems to have been placed first in the collection,
because, from its general character and subject, it formed a suitable
introduction to the rest. It treats of the blessedness...
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EXPOSITION
IT is remarkable that neither the first nor the second psalm has any
title. Titles are so much the rule in the first and second books of
the Psalter, that, when they are absent, their absen...
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Shall we turn to the Psalms, beginning tonight with the first psalm.
The Psalms are actually divided into five books. It was really the
hymnbook for the nation of Israel. They were sung in their origi...
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1 Kings 16:31; 1 Peter 4:3; 2 Chronicles 22:3; Deuteronomy 28:2;...
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CHRIST VERSUS THE ANTICHRIST
Psalms 1:1; Psalms 2:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
1. Satan an adept at counterfeits. As we enter into our study in the
Psalms, we must first get the great message of the Psalms...
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THE PREFATORY PSALMS
Psalms 1:1, _Psalms 2:1, and Psalms 3:1_
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
The first chapter of the Psalm is its preface. You may call it, if you
wish, the prefatory Psalm. It gives you the ke...
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Blessed — The Hebrew words are very emphatical: O the blessedness of
that man! Counsel — That doth not lead his life according to their
counsel, or manner of living. Standeth — Which notes a more sett...