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CHAP. I.
1 The happinesse of the godly. 4 The vnhappinesse of the vngodly.
1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsell of the vngodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornefull.1
2 But his delight is in the Law of the Lord, and in his Law doeth he meditate day and night.2
3 And he shalbe like a tree planted by the riuers of water, that bringeth foorth his fruit in his season, his leafe also shall not wither, and whatsoeuer he doeth, shall prosper.3
4 The vngodly are not so: but are like the chaffe, which the winde driueth away.4
6 For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the vngodly shall perish.
View Wesley's Notes for Psalms Chapter 1
1:1 Blessed - The Hebrew words are very emphatical: O the blessedness of that man! Counsel - That doth not lead his life according to their counsel, or manner of living. Standeth - Which notes a more settled abode in it. Way - In their manner of conversation. Seat - Which notes a constant and resolved perseverance in their wicked courses. Scornful - Of those who make a mock of sin, and scoff at goodness and goodmen. Divers observe a gradation in this verse; the following clause still exceeding the former, for standing is more than walking, and sitting more than standing; and sinners in scripture use, are worse than the ungodly, and the scornful are the worst of sinners.
1:2 Day and night - Not seldom and slightly, but diligently, and constantly.
1:3 Whither - His happiness is not short and transitory, but, like those trees which are continually green and flourishing.
1:4 Ungodly - Their condition is far different. Chaff - They are restless and unquiet: their seeming felicity, hath no firm foundation, but quickly vanishes and flees away as chaff before the wind.
1:5 Not stand - Not endure the trial. Judgment - In the great and general judgment of the world.
1:6 Knoweth - He approves, loves, and delights in them, and therefore will recompence them. Perish - All their designs and courses shall come to nothing, and they shall perish with them.
Psalms Chapter 1 Sidenote References (from Original 1611 KJV Bible):
1 Prou.4. 14. , Or, wicked.
2 Iosh 1.8. psal.119.1. iere.17.8.
3 Hebr.fade.
4 Psal.34.5. isa.17.13.
* Courtesy of Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Pennsylvania
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