The Psalms have been the general song of the universal Church; and in their praise, all the Fathers have been unanimously eloquent. Men of all nations find in these compositions a language at once suitable to their feelings, and expressive of their highest joys and deepest sorrows, as well as of all the endlessly varied wishes and desires of their hearts. Whether the pious believer is disposed to indulge the exalted sentiments of praise and thanksgiving towards the ALMIGHTY FATHER of his being; to pour out his soul in penitence or prayer; to bewail, with tears of contrition, past offences; to magnify the goodness and mercy of GOD; to dwell with ecstacy on the divine attributes of wisdom and omnipotence; or to rejoice in the coming of the MESSIAH, the Psalms afford him the most perfect models for expressing all his feelings.
Psalm 1
Overview
1:1 The happiness of the godly; 1:4 The unhappiness of the ungodly.
Verse 1am 3560, bc 444BlessedPsalm 2:12, 32:1, 32:2, 34:8, 84:12, 106:3, 112:1, 115:12-15, 119:1, 119:2, 144:15; 146:5; Deuteronomy 28:2-68, 33:29; Jeremiah 17:7; Matthew 16:17; Luke 11:28; John 13:17; 20:29; Revelation 22:14walkethPsalm 81:12; Genesis 5:24; Leviticus 26:27, 26:28; 1 Kings 16:31; Job 31:5; Proverbs 1:15, 4:14, 4:15; 13:20; Ezekiel 20:18; 1 Peter 4:3counselPsalm 64:2; Genesis 49:6; 2 Chronicles 22:3; Job 10:3, 21:16; Luke 23:51ungodlyor, wickedstandethPsalm 26:12; Romans 5:2; Ephesians 6:13wayPsalm 1:6, 36:4, 146:9; Proverbs 2:12, 4:19, 13:15; Matthew 7:13, 7:14sittethPsalm 26:4, 26:5, 119:115; Jeremiah 15:17scornfulProverbs 1:22, 3:34, 9:12, 19:29ReciprocalGenesis 49:22 - a fruitful; Leviticus 11:3 - parteth; Deuteronomy 14:6 - General; 2 Chronicles 22:5 - He walked; 32:30 - And Hezekiah; Job 22:18 - the counsel; 34:8 - General; Psalm 5:12 - bless; 15:1 - Lord; 106:43 - with their; 119:9 - by taking; 128:1 - walketh; Proverbs 1:10 - General; 8:32 - for; 18:2 - fool; 24:19 - Fret; Isaiah 33:15 - that walketh; 56:2 - Blessed; Hosea 7:5 - with scorners; Micah 6:16 - ye walk; Matthew 5:3 - Blessed; 11:6 - blessed; 13:23 - beareth; 26:69 - Peter; Luke 8:15 - keep; 22:55 - Peter; John 3:21 - he that; 18:18 - Peter; Romans 4:6 - blessedness; 5:6 - ungodly; 1 Corinthians 5:9 - not; 2 Corinthians 6:17 - come; Ephesians 5:11 - noVerse 2But hisPsalm 40:8, 112:1, 119:11, 119:35, 119:47, 119:48, 119:72, 119:92; Job 23:12; Jeremiah 15:16; Romans 7:22; 1 John 5:3meditatePsalm 104:34, 119:11, 119:15, 119:97-99; Joshua 1:8; 1 Timothy 4:15dayPsalm 88:1; Luke 2:37, 18:7; 1 Thessalonians 2:9; 2 Timothy 1:3ReciprocalGenesis 24:63 - to meditate; Leviticus 11:3 - cheweth; Deuteronomy 14:6 - General; 17:19 - General; 1 Kings 2:3 - prosper; 2 Chronicles 31:21 - in the law; 34:14 - the law; Ezra 7:10 - the law; Psalm 32:1 - Blessed; 37:31 - law; 119:77 - for thy; 119:78 - but I will; 119:174 - and thy law; Proverbs 18:2 - fool; Jeremiah 6:10 - delight; Matthew 11:6 - blessed; John 5:39 - Search; Acts 8:28 - and sitting; 17:11 - and searched; 1 Corinthians 5:9 - not; Ephesians 5:11 - no; 1 Timothy 4:13 - to readingVerse 3treeJob 14:9; Isaiah 44:4; Jeremiah 17:8; Ezekiel 17:8, 19:10, 47:12; Revelation 22:2bringethPsalm 92:14; Matthew 21:34, 21:41shall notIsaiah 27:11; Matthew 13:6, 21:19; John 15:6; Jude 1:12witherHeb. fadewhatsoeverPsalm 128:2, 129:8; Genesis 39:3, 39:23; Joshua 1:7, 1:8; 1 Chronicles 22:11; 2 Chronicles 31:21, 32:23; Isaiah 3:10ReciprocalGenesis 1:11 - fruit; 24:40 - will; 30:27 - the Lord; Numbers 24:6 - as the trees; Deuteronomy 7:13 - he will love; 1 Samuel 18:5 - behaved; 1 Kings 2:3 - prosper; 2 Kings 18:7 - he prospered; 2 Chronicles 26:5 - and as long; Nehemiah 6:15 - wall; Esther 9:4 - waxed; Job 29:19 - root; Psalm 52:8 - like; 111:10 - a good understanding; Proverbs 3:33 - he blesseth; 11:28 - but; 12:12 - the root; Ecclesiastes 2:6 - to water; Isaiah 3:11 - Woe; Jeremiah 8:13 - the leaf; Daniel 3:30 - promoted; Matthew 3:10 - therefore; 7:17 - every; Mark 4:6 - no root; 4:28 - first; 12:2 - at; Luke 20:10 - the season; Acts 8:28 - and sitting; 17:11 - and searched; Galatians 5:22 - the fruit; Philippians 1:11 - filled; Colossians 2:7 - Rooted; 1 Timothy 4:13 - to readingVerse 4likePsalm 35:5; Job 21:18; Isaiah 17:13, 29:5; Hosea 13:3; Matthew 3:12ReciprocalJob 30:22 - liftest me; Psalm 37:38 - General; 92:9 - scattered; 104:35 - sinners; Isaiah 41:16 - shalt fan; 57:13 - but the; 64:6 - our iniquities; Jeremiah 8:13 - the leaf; 13:24 - as; 15:7 - I will fan; 17:6 - like; Daniel 2:35 - like; Hosea 13:15 - an east; Zephaniah 2:2 - as; Mark 4:6 - no root; Luke 3:17 - but; 1 Peter 4:18 - whereVerse 5shallPsalm 5:5, 24:3; Luke 21:36; Jude 1:15sinnersPsalm 26:9; Malachi 3:18; Matthew 13:49, 25:32, 25:41, 25:46Reciprocal1 Kings 2:9 - hold him; Psalm 36:12 - shall; Daniel 2:35 - like; 12:13 - stand; 1 Peter 4:18 - whereVerse 6knowethPsalm 37:18-24, 139:1, 139:2, 142:3; Job 23:10; Nahum 1:7; John 10:14, 10:27; 2 Timothy 2:19wayPsalm 112:10, 146:9; Proverbs 14:12, 15:9; Matthew 7:13; 2 Peter 2:12ReciprocalGenesis 18:19 - For I; 22:12 - now; Exodus 2:25 - had respect; 33:12 - I know; Deuteronomy 2:7 - he knoweth; Job 10:7 - Thou knowest; 31:6 - know; Psalm 1:1 - way; 2:12 - ye perish; 31:7 - known; 145:20 - all the wicked; Proverbs 2:8 - keepeth; 10:29 - but; Isaiah 1:28 - the destruction; 26:7 - most; Hosea 13:5 - know; Matthew 25:12 - I know; Luke 13:27 - I tell; Romans 7:15 - allow; 8:29 - whom; 1 Corinthians 8:3 - is; Galatians 4:9 - are known; 1 Peter 4:5 - that; Revelation 2:2 - know
1:4 The unhappiness of the ungodly. Verse 1am 3560, bc 444BlessedPsalm 2:12, 32:1, 32:2, 34:8, 84:12, 106:3, 112:1, 115:12-15, 119:1, 119:2, 144:15; 146:5; Deuteronomy 28:2-68, 33:29; Jeremiah 17:7; Matthew 16:17; Luke 11:28; John 13:17; 20:29; Revelation 22:14 walkethPsalm 81:12; Genesis 5:24; Leviticus 26:27, 26:28; 1 Kings 16:31; Job 31:5; Proverbs 1:15, 4:14, 4:15; 13:20; Ezekiel 20:18; 1 Peter 4:3 counselPsalm 64:2; Genesis 49:6; 2 Chronicles 22:3; Job 10:3, 21:16; Luke 23:51 ungodlyor, wickedstandethPsalm 26:12; Romans 5:2; Ephesians 6:13 wayPsalm 1:6, 36:4, 146:9; Proverbs 2:12, 4:19, 13:15; Matthew 7:13, 7:14 sittethPsalm 26:4, 26:5, 119:115; Jeremiah 15:17 scornfulProverbs 1:22, 3:34, 9:12, 19:29ReciprocalGenesis 49:22 - a fruitful; Leviticus 11:3 - parteth; Deuteronomy 14:6 - General; 2 Chronicles 22:5 - He walked; 32:30 - And Hezekiah; Job 22:18 - the counsel; 34:8 - General; Psalm 5:12 - bless; 15:1 - Lord; 106:43 - with their; 119:9 - by taking; 128:1 - walketh; Proverbs 1:10 - General; 8:32 - for; 18:2 - fool; 24:19 - Fret; Isaiah 33:15 - that walketh; 56:2 - Blessed; Hosea 7:5 - with scorners; Micah 6:16 - ye walk; Matthew 5:3 - Blessed; 11:6 - blessed; 13:23 - beareth; 26:69 - Peter; Luke 8:15 - keep; 22:55 - Peter; John 3:21 - he that; 18:18 - Peter; Romans 4:6 - blessedness; 5:6 - ungodly; 1 Corinthians 5:9 - not; 2 Corinthians 6:17 - come; Ephesians 5:11 - no Verse 2But hisPsalm 40:8, 112:1, 119:11, 119:35, 119:47, 119:48, 119:72, 119:92; Job 23:12; Jeremiah 15:16; Romans 7:22; 1 John 5:3 meditatePsalm 104:34, 119:11, 119:15, 119:97-99; Joshua 1:8; 1 Timothy 4:15 dayPsalm 88:1; Luke 2:37, 18:7; 1 Thessalonians 2:9; 2 Timothy 1:3ReciprocalGenesis 24:63 - to meditate; Leviticus 11:3 - cheweth; Deuteronomy 14:6 - General; 17:19 - General; 1 Kings 2:3 - prosper; 2 Chronicles 31:21 - in the law; 34:14 - the law; Ezra 7:10 - the law; Psalm 32:1 - Blessed; 37:31 - law; 119:77 - for thy; 119:78 - but I will; 119:174 - and thy law; Proverbs 18:2 - fool; Jeremiah 6:10 - delight; Matthew 11:6 - blessed; John 5:39 - Search; Acts 8:28 - and sitting; 17:11 - and searched; 1 Corinthians 5:9 - not; Ephesians 5:11 - no; 1 Timothy 4:13 - to reading Verse 3treeJob 14:9; Isaiah 44:4; Jeremiah 17:8; Ezekiel 17:8, 19:10, 47:12; Revelation 22:2 bringethPsalm 92:14; Matthew 21:34, 21:41 shall notIsaiah 27:11; Matthew 13:6, 21:19; John 15:6; Jude 1:12 witherHeb. fadewhatsoeverPsalm 128:2, 129:8; Genesis 39:3, 39:23; Joshua 1:7, 1:8; 1 Chronicles 22:11; 2 Chronicles 31:21, 32:23; Isaiah 3:10ReciprocalGenesis 1:11 - fruit; 24:40 - will; 30:27 - the Lord; Numbers 24:6 - as the trees; Deuteronomy 7:13 - he will love; 1 Samuel 18:5 - behaved; 1 Kings 2:3 - prosper; 2 Kings 18:7 - he prospered; 2 Chronicles 26:5 - and as long; Nehemiah 6:15 - wall; Esther 9:4 - waxed; Job 29:19 - root; Psalm 52:8 - like; 111:10 - a good understanding; Proverbs 3:33 - he blesseth; 11:28 - but; 12:12 - the root; Ecclesiastes 2:6 - to water; Isaiah 3:11 - Woe; Jeremiah 8:13 - the leaf; Daniel 3:30 - promoted; Matthew 3:10 - therefore; 7:17 - every; Mark 4:6 - no root; 4:28 - first; 12:2 - at; Luke 20:10 - the season; Acts 8:28 - and sitting; 17:11 - and searched; Galatians 5:22 - the fruit; Philippians 1:11 - filled; Colossians 2:7 - Rooted; 1 Timothy 4:13 - to reading Verse 4likePsalm 35:5; Job 21:18; Isaiah 17:13, 29:5; Hosea 13:3; Matthew 3:12ReciprocalJob 30:22 - liftest me; Psalm 37:38 - General; 92:9 - scattered; 104:35 - sinners; Isaiah 41:16 - shalt fan; 57:13 - but the; 64:6 - our iniquities; Jeremiah 8:13 - the leaf; 13:24 - as; 15:7 - I will fan; 17:6 - like; Daniel 2:35 - like; Hosea 13:15 - an east; Zephaniah 2:2 - as; Mark 4:6 - no root; Luke 3:17 - but; 1 Peter 4:18 - where Verse 5shallPsalm 5:5, 24:3; Luke 21:36; Jude 1:15 sinnersPsalm 26:9; Malachi 3:18; Matthew 13:49, 25:32, 25:41, 25:46Reciprocal1 Kings 2:9 - hold him; Psalm 36:12 - shall; Daniel 2:35 - like; 12:13 - stand; 1 Peter 4:18 - where Verse 6knowethPsalm 37:18-24, 139:1, 139:2, 142:3; Job 23:10; Nahum 1:7; John 10:14, 10:27; 2 Timothy 2:19 wayPsalm 112:10, 146:9; Proverbs 14:12, 15:9; Matthew 7:13; 2 Peter 2:12ReciprocalGenesis 18:19 - For I; 22:12 - now; Exodus 2:25 - had respect; 33:12 - I know; Deuteronomy 2:7 - he knoweth; Job 10:7 - Thou knowest; 31:6 - know; Psalm 1:1 - way; 2:12 - ye perish; 31:7 - known; 145:20 - all the wicked; Proverbs 2:8 - keepeth; 10:29 - but; Isaiah 1:28 - the destruction; 26:7 - most; Hosea 13:5 - know; Matthew 25:12 - I know; Luke 13:27 - I tell; Romans 7:15 - allow; 8:29 - whom; 1 Corinthians 8:3 - is; Galatians 4:9 - are known; 1 Peter 4:5 - that; Revelation 2:2 - know