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Psalms 1
Prayer, poetry & praise
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Book Introduction
Author: David and others (Asaph, Solomon, Moses, etc.)
Date: c. 1400-400 BC
Psalms is Israel's worship hymnbook, containing prayers, praises, and laments. These 150 songs express the full range of human emotion in relationship with God and point toward the coming Messiah.
Key Themes:
WorshipPrayerPraiseLamentMessianic Hope
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@thomas.scott·12 months ago
Blessed is the man - His happiness consists in keeping from evil company and evil ways.
#separation
@joseph.benson·12 months ago
Blessed is the man - He is truly happy who does not follow the counsel or example of wicked men.
#walking
@albert.barnes·12 months ago
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly - He does not allow their principles to influence him.
#influence
@jonathan.edwards·12 months ago
Blessed is the man - His blessedness lies in his separation from the wicked and his delight in God's law.
#holiness
@john.wesley·12 months ago
Blessed - See the ground of his happiness described. He keeps at a distance from sin and sinners.
#devotional
@charles.spurgeon·12 months ago
The Lord knoweth the way of the righteous - He knows it with approval and delight; he observes, directs, and preserves it.
#knowledge
@charles.spurgeon·12 months ago
His delight is in the law of the Lord - The law is his love, his life, his joy, his ambition, his perpetual study.
#delight
@charles.spurgeon·12 months ago
Blessed - See how the book of Psalms begins with a benediction, even as did the famous Sermon of our Lord upon the mount!
#happiness
@john.gill·12 months ago
He shall be like a tree - Such an one is like a tree for its strength, being rooted in Christ, and established in the faith of him.
#blessing
@john.gill·12 months ago
Walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly - Does not take the counsel and advice of wicked men, nor walk according to it.
#separation
@adam.clarke·12 months ago
His delight is in the law of the Lord - The law of God is the subject of his most fervent love, and constant study.
#meditation
@adam.clarke·12 months ago
Blessed is the man - The original word אשרי, means all kinds of prosperity; and blessedness is generally used to express the utmost felicity.
#holiness
@matthew.henry·12 months ago
The Lord knoweth the way of the righteous - He knows it, that is, he approves and is pleased with it.
#sovereignty
@matthew.henry·12 months ago
He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water - The godly bring forth fruit in old age, to show that the Lord is upright.
#prosperity
@matthew.henry·12 months ago
His delight is in the law of the Lord - The godly are much in the word of God; they meditate therein day and night.
#scripture
@matthew.henry·12 months ago
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly - He that would be happy must be holy, and keep good company.
#devotional
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