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Psalms Chapter 1 verse 2 Holy Bible

ASV Psalms 1:2

But his delight is in the law of Jehovah; And on his law doth he meditate day and night.
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BBE Psalms 1:2

But whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and whose mind is on his law day and night.
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DARBY Psalms 1:2

But his delight is in Jehovah's law, and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
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KJV Psalms 1:2

But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
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WBT Psalms 1:2

But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
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WEB Psalms 1:2

But his delight is in Yahweh's law; On his law he meditates day and night.
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YLT Psalms 1:2

But -- in the law of Jehovah `is' his delight, And in His law he doth meditate by day and by night:
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Psalms 1 : 2 Bible Verse Songs

Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 2. - But his delight is in the Law of the Lord. The righteous man is not described positively, under two heads. (1) He delights in the Law (camp. Psalm 109:16, 47, 77; Romans 7:22). (2) He constantly mediates in it. The "Law" intended - תורה, not התּורה - is probably not the mere Law of Moses, but God's law, as made known to man in any way. Still, the resemblance of the passage to Joshua 1:8 shows the Law of Moses to have been very specially in the writer's thoughts. In his Law doth he meditate day and night; compare, besides Joshua 1:8, the following: Psalm 63:6; Psalm 119:15, 48, 78, 97. Constant meditation in God's Law has characterized all saint.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(2) But.--The Hebrew is an elliptical expression implying a strong contrast, "nay but," "on the contrary."The positive side of a good man's character is now described according to the standard which prevailed when the written law first came truly into force.In the law of Jehovah is his delight.--Or, to the law of Jehovah is his inclination. The Hebrew word means primarily "to bend."Meditate.--Literally, murmur (of a dove, Isaiah 38:14; of men lamenting, Isaiah 16:7; of a lion growling, Isaiah 31:4; of muttered charms, Isaiah 8:19). (Comp. Joshua 1:8, which might have suggested this). . . .