Verse 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. who never did walk . . . stand . . . sit. Figure of speech Anabasis , three triplets: walketh counsel ungodly = continue in. standeth way sinners = carry out. sitteth seat scornful = settle down.
ungodly = lawless. Hebrew. rasha'. App-44 .
sinners. Hebrew. chata'.
scornful = scoffers. Hebrew. luz.
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