The following expressions occur often in the Psalms:Might mean Higherpitch,Pause,Always, or FromthebeginningPossibly Contemplative, or Didactic, or SkillfulPsalmPossibly EpigrammaticPoem, or AtonementPsalmThe netherworld
BOOK 1
The Righteous and the Wicked Contrasted.
Blessed is the personwhoadoes not walk in the bcounsel of the wicked,Norstand in the 1cpath of sinners,Nordsit in the seat of scoffers!Or wayProv 4:14Ps 5:9, 10; 10:2-11; 36:1-4Ps 17:4; 119:104Ps 26:4, 5; Jer 15:172 But his adelight is bin the Law of the LORD,And on His Law he meditatescday and dnight.Ps 119:14, 16, 35Josh 1:8Ps 25:5Ps 63:5, 63 He will be like aa treeplanted by 1streams of water,Whichyields its fruit in its season,And its 2leaf does not wither;And 3in whatever he does, bhe prospers.Or canalsOr foliageOr all that he does prospersPs 92:12-14; Jer 17:8; Ezek 19:10Gen 39:2, 3, 23; Ps 128:2
4 The wicked are not so,But they are like achaffwhich the windblowsaway.Job 21:18; Ps 35:5; Is 17:135 Thereforeathe wicked will not stand in the bjudgment,Norsinners in cthe assembly of the righteous.Ps 5:5Ps 9:7, 8, 16Ps 89:5, 76 For the LORD1aknows the way of the righteous,But the way of bthe wicked will perish.Or approves; or has regard toPs 37:18; Nah 1:7; John 10:14; 2 Tim 2:19Ps 9:5, 6; 11:6
The following expressions occur often in the Psalms:Possibly indicates Pause, Crescendo, or MusicalInterludePossibly Contemplative, Didactic, or SkillfulPsalmPossibly EpigrammaticPoem or AtonementPsalm
BOOK 1
The Way of the Righteous and Wicked
How blessed is the manwhoadoes not walk in the bcounsel of the wicked,Norstand in the cway of sinners,Nordsit in the seat of scoffers!Prov 4:14Ps 5:9, 10; 10:2-11; 36:1-4Ps 17:4; 119:104Ps 26:4, 5; Jer 15:172 But his adelight is bin the law of 1Yahweh,And in His law he meditatescday and dnight.The personal covenant name of God, a form of I AM WHO I AM, cf. Ex 3:14-15Ps 119:14, 16, 35Josh 1:8Ps 25:5Ps 63:5, 63 And he will be like aa treefirmlyplanted by 1streams of water,Whichyields its fruit in its seasonAnd its 2leaf does not wither;And 3in whatever he does, bhe prospers.Or canalsOr foliageOr all that he does prospersPs 92:12-14; Jer 17:8; Ezek 19:10Gen 39:2, 3, 23; Ps 128:2
4 The wicked are not so,But they are like achaffwhich the winddrivesaway.Job 21:18; Ps 35:5; Is 17:135 Thereforeathe wicked will not rise in the bjudgment,Norsinners in cthe congregation of the righteous.Ps 5:5Ps 9:7, 8, 16Ps 89:5, 76 For Yahweh1aknows the way of the righteous,But the way of bthe wicked will perish.Or approves, has regard toPs 37:18; Nah 1:7; John 10:14; 2 Tim 2:19Ps 9:5, 6; 11:6
The following expressions occur often in the Psalms:May mean Pause,Crescendo or MusicalInterludePossibly, Contemplative, or Didactic, or SkillfulPsalmPossibly, EpigrammaticPoem, or AtonementPsalmThe nether world
BOOK ONE
The Righteous and the Wicked Contrasted.
1Blessed fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God is the man who does not awalk in the bcounsel of the wicked following their advice and example,Nor stand in the cpath of sinners,Nor dsit down to rest in the seat of 2scoffers (ridiculers) .This has been called “The Preface Psalm” because in some respects it introduces the complete book of Psalms as a godly message. It opens with a benediction, “Blessed,” as does the Sermon on the Mount (Matt 5:3).I.e. shallow thinkers who are quick to mock or disdain.Prov 4:14Ps 5:9, 10; 10:2-11; 36:1-4Ps 17:4; 119:104Ps 26:4, 5; Jer 15:172 But his adelight is bin the law of the LORD,And on His law His precepts and teachings he habitually meditates cday and dnight. Rom 13:8-10; Gal 3:1-29; 2+@Tim 3:16Ps 119:14, 16, 35Josh 1:8Ps 25:5Ps 63:5, 63 And he will be like aa tree firmly planted and fed by streams of water,Which yields its fruit in its season;Its leaf does not wither;And in whatever he does, he bprospers and comes to maturity. Jer 17:7, 8Ps 92:12-14; Jer 17:8; Ezek 19:10Gen 39:2, 3, 23; Ps 128:2
4 The wicked those who live in disobedience to God’s law are not so,But they are like the achaff worthless and without substance which the wind blows away.Job 21:18; Ps 35:5; Is 17:135 Therefore athe wicked will not stand unpunished in the bjudgment,Nor sinners in cthe assembly of the righteous.Ps 5:5Ps 9:7, 8, 16Ps 89:5, 76 For the LORDaknows and fully approves the way of the righteous,But the way of bthe wicked shall perish.Ps 37:18; Nah 1:7; John 10:14; 2 Tim 2:19Ps 9:5, 6; 11:6