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. -Year from the Creation, 2942-2989. -Year before the birth of Christ, 1058-1011. -Year before the... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 1:2. _BUT 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... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 1:3. _LIKE A TREE PLANTED_] Not like one growing wild, however strong or luxuriant it may appear; but one that has been carefully _cultivated_; and for the proper growth of which all the advantages of soil and situation have been chosen. If a child be brought up in the discipline and ad... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 1:4. _THE UNGODLY_ ARE _NOT SO_] The _Vulgate_ and _Septuagint_, and the versions made from them, such as the _AEthiopic_ and _Arabic_, double the last negation, and add a clause to the end of the verse, "Not so the ungodly, not so; they shall be like the dust which the wind scatters a... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 1:5. _THEREFORE THE UNGODLY SHALL NOT STAND_] This refers to the _winnowing_ mentioned in the preceding verse. Some of the versions have, _The ungodly shall not arise in the judgment _- they shall have _no resurrection_, except to shame and everlasting contempt. But probably the meaning... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 1:6. _THE LORD KNOWETH_] יודע _yodea_, approveth the way, _aloweth the way_, _Coverdale_, of the righteous, צדיקים _tsaddikim,_ from צדק _tsadak_, to _give even weight_; the men who give to all their _due_; opposed to רשעים _reshaim_, Psalms 1:1, they who withhold _right_ from all; see... [ Continue Reading ]