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. 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;... [ Continue Reading ]

Psalms 1:3

BE. become, or prove. Figure of speech _Simile._ App-6. Like. tree. The first of two comparisons. See Psalms 1:4. PLANTED: i.e. in. garden. Not. "tree of the field". RIVERS. divisions irrigating. garden. Hebrew. _palgey-mayim._ See note on Proverbs 21:1. PROSPER. Compare Genesis 39:3; Genesis 39:... [ Continue Reading ]

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.... [ Continue Reading ]

Psalms 1:5

STAND. rise. No part in first resurrection. Revelation 20:5; Revelation 20:6. Compare Psalms 49:14. CONGREGATION. assembly. RIGHTEOUS. justified.... [ Continue Reading ]

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.... [ Continue Reading ]

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