Word studies for Psalms chapter one.

By John Chopores

 

Psalms chapter one.

 

Ps 1:1 ¶ Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;

In the Hebrew, the word here translated “blessed” has the meaning of : “blessed!, how happy!, i.e., a heightened state of happiness and joy, implying very favorable circumstance and enjoyment”^[1] .

This man is in the best “state”; the state of blessing!

 

 

 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night.

The Hebrew used here for “delight” can also mean “desire”, or “precious”.

This man desires, delights in, and holds as precious the “Law of the LORD”!

 

The Hebrew word used here for “meditates” can also mean: “decide, weigh, i.e., make a judgment about something after a thought process”^[2]

 

 

 3 He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper.

 

As a tree is know by its fruit; so, a person is know by his character!

 

 4 ¶ The ungodly are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind drives away.

 5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

 6 For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the ungodly shall perish. [NKJV].