E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 1:2
the law = instruction: i.e. the whole Pentateuch which contains it. meditate: i.e. continually and habitually. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 1:3
be = become, or prove. Figure of speech Simile. App-6 . Like a tree. The first of two comparisons. See Psalms 1:4 . planted: i.e. in a garden. Not a "tree of the field". rivers = divisions irrigating a garden. Hebrew. palgey-mayim. See note on Proverbs 21:1 . prosper. Compare Genesis 39:3 , Genesis 39:23 . read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 1:4
are not so, &c. = not so the ungodly. like the chaff. The other comparison. See Psalms 1:3 . Compare Psalms 35:5 . wind. Hebrew. ruach. App-9 . read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 1:5
stand = rise. No part in first resurrection. Revelation 20:5 , Revelation 20:6 . Compare Psalms 49:14 . congregation = assembly. righteous = justified. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 1:6
For. Effect latent in first clause: cause latent in second clause. knoweth = approveth, or acknowledged. Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause). Compare Nahum 1:7 . 2 Timothy 2:19 . perish = come to naught. read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 1:1
BOOK I: PSALMS 1-41PSALM 1THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE WICKED CONTRASTEDPsalms 1:1"Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked,Nor standeth in the way of sinners,Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers."The word "blessed" may be read as "happy"; and the three words referring to the unrighteous are synonyms, all of them carrying the same basic meaning, namely, the people who do not love and serve God.From Genesis to Revelation the Holy Bible recognizes only two classes of people - the... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 1:2
"But his delight is in the law of Jehovah;And on his law doth he meditate day and night."In the last analysis, it is what men desire in their hearts that determines destiny. "As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he" (Proverbs 23:7).Men who do not actually desire the glory of God and the ultimate triumph of truth and righteousness shall, of course, never attain any status of being acceptable to God."Meditate day and night ..." This earmark of any servant of God is precisely the reason why it is... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 1:3
"And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water,That bringeth forth its fruit in its season,Whose leaf also doth not wither;And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper."The first three lines here are a simile comparing a righteous person with a favorably planted fruit tree, the constant nourishment of which is supplied by the streams of water; and just as the drying up of those streams would destroy any such tree, the intended lesson for men is that any cessation of reading, hearing and... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 1:4
"The wicked are not so,But are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment,Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous."The simile of the chaff is found often in the Bible and is drawn from the old method of threshing grain, the chaff being worthless was blown away by the wind or burned. The New Testament use of this same figure begins with John the Baptist's declaration with regard to Jesus Christ, that, "He will gather his wheat into... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 1:1
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 2 ends thus. So does the last Psalm of Book I: Psalms 41:1 ; Psalms 41:13 ). Figure of speech Antiptosis ( App-6 ). Compare Jeremiah 17:7 , Jeremiah 17:8 . See App-63 . for the Beatitudes in the Psalms. man. Hebrew ' ish . Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Species), App-6 , for all of both sexes. walketh, &c: i.e.... read more