Psalms 1:1 - Exposition

Blessed is the man ; literally, blessings are to the man . But the Authorized Version exactly gives the sense (comp. Psalms 2:12 ). That walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly . The margin gives, "or wicked," and this is probably the best rendering of the word used ( רשׁעים ). The righteous man is first described negatively, under three heads.