Psalms 1:2

But whose delight is in the law of the LORD, And who meditateth on his precepts day and night.

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

In Context

1“BOOK I” Happy the man who walketh not in the counsel of the unrighteous, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers;

3He is like a tree planted by streams of water, That bringeth forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaves also do not wither: All that he doeth shall prosper.

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Cross References

Job 23:12I have not neglected the precepts of his lips; Above my own law have I esteemed the words of his mouth.

Psalms 88:1“A psalm of the sons of Korah. For the leader of the music. Upon wind instruments. A psalm of Heman, the Ezrahite.” O LORD, God of my salvation! To thee do I cry by day, And by night is my prayer before thee!

Psalms 112:1Praise ye the LORD! Happy the man who feareth the LORD, Who taketh delight in his commandments!

Psalms 119:11Thy word have I hid in my heart, That I might not sin against thee.

Psalms 119:35Cause me to tread in the path of thy commandments, For in it I have my delight.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 1:2-4

Psalms We have now before us one of the choicest and most excellent parts of all the Old Testament; nay, so much is there in it of Christ and his gospel, as well as of God and his law, that it had been called the abstract, or summary, of both Testaments. The History of Israel, which we were long upon, let us to camps and council-boards, and there entertained and instructed us in the knowledge of God. The book of Job brought us into the schools, and treated us with profitable disputations concerning God and his… Read the whole commentary →

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