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and in his law doth he meditate day and night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But his delight <i>is</i> in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, And on His Law he meditates day and night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But his delight is in the law of Yahweh, And in His law he meditates day and night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And on His law [His precepts and teachings] he [habitually] meditates day and night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Instead, his delight is in the LORD’s instruction, and he meditates on it day and night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Instead, his delight is in the LORD&#8217s instruction, and he meditates on it day and night. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But his delight is in the law of Jehovah; And on his law doth he meditate day and night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Instead, they find happiness in the Teaching of the LORD, and they think about it day and night. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Rather, he delights in the teachings of the LORD and reflects on his teachings day and night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Instead, they find joy in obeying the Law of the LORD, and they study it day and night. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But he delights in the LORD's instruction, and meditates in his instruction day and night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Instead he finds pleasure in obeying the LORD's commands; he meditates on his commands day and night. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />but his delight is in Yahweh’s law. On his law he meditates day and night. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />But his delight [is] in the Law of YHWH, "" And in His law he meditates by day and by night:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> But -- in the law of Jehovah is his delight, And in His law he doth meditate by day and by night:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />But his delight is in the law of Jehovah, and in his law he will meditate day and night.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But his will is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he shall meditate day and night. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But his will is with the law of the Lord, and he will meditate on his law, day and night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Rather, the law of the LORD is his joy; and on his law he meditates day and night. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />but their delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law they meditate day and night.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law does he meditate day and night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />But his pleasure is in the Law of LORD JEHOVAH, and in his Law he will meditate day and night.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But his delight is in the law of the LORD; And in His law doth he meditate day and night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But his pleasure is in the law of the Lord; and in his law will he meditate day and night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/1-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=9" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/1.htm">The LORD Blesses Job</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">1</span>Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">But</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/2656.htm" title="2656: ḥep̄·ṣōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Delight, pleasure. From chaphets; pleasure; hence desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence a matter.">his delight</a> <a href="/hebrew/8451.htm" title="8451: bə·ṯō·w·raṯ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Direction, instruction, law. Or torah; from yarah; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch.">is in the Law</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8451.htm" title="8451: ū·ḇə·ṯō·w·rā·ṯōw (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Direction, instruction, law. Or torah; from yarah; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch.">and on His law</a> <a href="/hebrew/1897.htm" title="1897: yeh·geh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To moan, growl, utter, speak, muse. A primitive root; to murmur; by implication, to ponder.">he meditates</a> <a href="/hebrew/3119.htm" title="3119: yō·w·mām (Adv) -- Daytime, by day. From yowm; daily.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/3915.htm" title="3915: wā·lā·yə·lāh (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Night. Or leyl; also laylah; from the same as luwl; properly, a twist, i.e. Night; figuratively, adversity.">and night.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/1-8.htm">Joshua 1:8</a></span><br />This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-25.htm">James 1:25</a></span><br />But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-97.htm">Psalm 119:97</a></span><br />Oh, how I love Your law! All day long it is my meditation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-15.htm">Psalm 119:15</a></span><br />I will meditate on Your precepts and regard Your ways.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-11.htm">Psalm 119:11</a></span><br />I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-1.htm">Psalm 119:1-2</a></span><br />Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD. / Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-48.htm">Psalm 119:48</a></span><br />I lift up my hands to Your commandments, which I love, and I meditate on Your statutes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-72.htm">Psalm 119:72</a></span><br />The law from Your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-92.htm">Psalm 119:92</a></span><br />If Your law had not been my delight, then I would have perished in my affliction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-105.htm">Psalm 119:105</a></span><br />Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-140.htm">Psalm 119:140</a></span><br />Your promise is completely pure; therefore Your servant loves it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-148.htm">Psalm 119:148</a></span><br />My eyes anticipate the watches of night, that I may meditate on Your word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-6.htm">Deuteronomy 6:6-9</a></span><br />These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts. / And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. / Tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-16.htm">Colossians 3:16</a></span><br />Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/7-22.htm">Romans 7:22</a></span><br />For in my inner being I delight in God’s law.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law does he meditate day and night.</p><p class="hdg">Psalm</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/1-2.htm">Psalm 1:2</a></b></br> But his delight <i>is</i> in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.</p><p class="hdg">But his</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/40-8.htm">Psalm 40:8</a></b></br> I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law <i>is</i> within my heart.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/112-1.htm">Psalm 112:1</a></b></br> Praise ye the LORD. Blessed <i>is</i> the man <i>that</i> feareth the LORD, <i>that</i> delighteth greatly in his commandments.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-11.htm">Psalm 119:11,35,47,48,72,92</a></b></br> Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee… </p><p class="hdg">meditate</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/104-34.htm">Psalm 104:34</a></b></br> My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-11.htm">Psalm 119:11,15,97-99</a></b></br> Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/1-8.htm">Joshua 1:8</a></b></br> This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.</p><p class="hdg">day</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/88-1.htm">Psalm 88:1</a></b></br> A Song <i>or</i> Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day <i>and</i> night before thee:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/2-37.htm">Luke 2:37</a></b></br> And she <i>was</i> a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served <i>God</i> with fastings and prayers night and day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/18-7.htm">Luke 18:7</a></b></br> And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/34-9.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-16.htm">Jehovah's</a> <a href="/job/31-13.htm">Law</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-9.htm">Meditate</a> <a href="/psalms/119-23.htm">Meditates</a> <a href="/job/42-4.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/job/39-28.htm">Night</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/9-2.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/psalms/22-28.htm">Jehovah's</a> <a href="/psalms/19-7.htm">Law</a> <a href="/psalms/2-1.htm">Meditate</a> <a href="/psalms/119-23.htm">Meditates</a> <a href="/psalms/8-4.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/psalms/6-6.htm">Night</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/1-1.htm">The happiness of the godly</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/1-4.htm">The unhappiness of the ungodly</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>But his delight is in the Law of the LORD</b><br>The term "delight" indicates a deep-seated joy and satisfaction found in God's Law, which refers to the Torah or the first five books of the Old Testament. This delight contrasts with the disdain or indifference often shown by the wicked. The Law of the LORD is not merely a set of rules but a revelation of God's character and will. In the historical context, the Israelites were given the Law as a covenantal guide for living in relationship with God. This delight is echoed in <a href="/psalms/119.htm">Psalm 119</a>, where the psalmist repeatedly expresses love for God's commandments. The Law serves as a type of Christ, who perfectly fulfilled it and is the ultimate revelation of God (<a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17</a>).<p><b>and on His law he meditates day and night</b><br>Meditation here implies a deep, continuous reflection and internalization of God's Word. The Hebrew word for meditate suggests a murmuring or speaking to oneself, indicating an active engagement with the text. This practice was common in ancient Israel, where oral tradition played a significant role. The phrase "day and night" signifies consistency and dedication, suggesting that the righteous person is constantly guided by God's Word. <a href="/joshua/1-8.htm">Joshua 1:8</a> similarly emphasizes the importance of meditating on the Law for success and prosperity. This meditation is not passive but transformative, aligning one's life with God's will, much like how Jesus, the Word made flesh, lived in perfect obedience to the Father.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_righteous_man.htm">The Righteous Man</a></b><br>The individual who finds joy and fulfillment in God's law, contrasting with the wicked described in the surrounding verses.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_law_of_the_lord.htm">The Law of the LORD</a></b><br>Refers to the Torah or the teachings and instructions given by God, which are central to the life of the righteous.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/meditation.htm">Meditation</a></b><br>The act of deeply contemplating or pondering over God's law, indicating a continuous and intentional focus.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/delight_in_god's_word.htm">Delight in God's Word</a></b><br>True joy and satisfaction are found in engaging with God's Word. This delight is not superficial but a deep-seated pleasure in knowing and understanding God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_practice_of_meditation.htm">The Practice of Meditation</a></b><br>Meditation on Scripture is a disciplined practice that involves focused and repeated reflection. It is not passive but an active engagement with God's Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/day_and_night_commitment.htm">Day and Night Commitment</a></b><br>A continuous commitment to God's Word is essential. This implies integrating Scripture into daily life, allowing it to guide decisions and actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/contrast_with_the_wicked.htm">Contrast with the Wicked</a></b><br>The righteous are set apart by their love for God's law, unlike the wicked who disregard it. This distinction is crucial for understanding the path to blessing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/transformation_through_the_word.htm">Transformation through the Word</a></b><br>Regular meditation on Scripture leads to transformation, aligning one's thoughts and actions with God's purposes.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_meditate_on_god's_law_with_low_literacy.htm">If Psalm 1:2 calls for constant meditation on God’s law, how was this even possible in ancient societies with low literacy rates or in modern times with busy lifestyles? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_christian_mediation.htm">What defines Christian mediation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_meditation.htm">What does the Bible say about meditation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_complete_jewish_bible.htm">What is the Complete Jewish Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">But.</span>--The Hebrew is an elliptical expression implying a strong contrast, "nay but," "on the contrary."<p>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.<p><span class= "bld">In the law of Jehovah is his delight.</span>--Or, <span class= "ital">to the law of Jehovah is his inclination. </span>The Hebrew word means primarily "to bend."<p><span class= "bld">Meditate.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">murmur </span>(of a dove, <a href="/isaiah/38-14.htm" title="Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: my eyes fail with looking upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for me.">Isaiah 38:14</a>; of men lamenting, <a href="/isaiah/16-7.htm" title="Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kirhareseth shall you mourn; surely they are stricken.">Isaiah 16:7</a>; of a lion growling, <a href="/isaiah/31-4.htm" title="For thus has the LORD spoken to me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.">Isaiah 31:4</a>; of muttered charms, <a href="/isaiah/8-19.htm" title="And when they shall say to you, Seek to them that have familiar spirits, and to wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek to their God? for the living to the dead?">Isaiah 8:19</a>). (Comp. <a href="/joshua/1-8.htm" title="This book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth; but you shall meditate therein day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall have good success.">Joshua 1:8</a>, which might have suggested this). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">But his delight is in the Law of the Lord</span>. The righteous man is not described positively, under two heads. <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> He <span class="accented">delights</span> in the Law (camp. <a href="/psalms/109-16.htm">Psalm 109:16</a>, 47, 77; <a href="/romans/7-22.htm">Romans 7:22</a>). <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> He constantly <span class="accented">mediates</span> in it. The "Law" intended - <span class="hebrew">תורה</span>, not <span class="hebrew">התּורה</span> - 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 <a href="/joshua/1-8.htm">Joshua 1:8</a> shows the Law of Moses to have been very specially in the writer's thoughts. <span class="cmt_word">In his Law doth he meditate day and night;</span> compare, besides <a href="/joshua/1-8.htm">Joshua 1:8</a>, the following: <a href="/psalms/63-6.htm">Psalm 63:6</a>; <a href="/psalms/119-15.htm">Psalm 119:15, 48, 78, 97</a>. Constant meditation in God's Law has characterized all saint. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/1-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his delight</span><br /><span class="heb">חֶ֫פְצ֥וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥep̄·ṣōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2656.htm">Strong's 2656: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasure, desire, a valuable thing, a matter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[is] in the law</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּתוֹרַ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṯō·w·raṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8451.htm">Strong's 8451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Direction, instruction, law</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> </span><span class="str2">YHWH</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and on His law</span><br /><span class="heb">וּֽבְתוֹרָת֥וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·ṯō·w·rā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8451.htm">Strong's 8451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Direction, instruction, law</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he meditates</span><br /><span class="heb">יֶהְגֶּ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(yeh·geh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1897.htm">Strong's 1897: </a> </span><span class="str2">To moan, growl, utter, speak, muse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹמָ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·mām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3119.htm">Strong's 3119: </a> </span><span class="str2">Daytime, by day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and night.</span><br /><span class="heb">וָלָֽיְלָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(wā·lā·yə·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3915.htm">Strong's 3915: </a> </span><span class="str2">A twist, night, adversity</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/1-2.htm">Psalm 1:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/1-2.htm">Psalm 1:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/1-2.htm">Psalm 1:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/1-2.htm">Psalm 1:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/1-2.htm">Psalm 1:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/1-2.htm">Psalm 1:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/1-2.htm">Psalm 1:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/1-2.htm">Psalm 1:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/1-2.htm">Psalm 1:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/1-2.htm">Psalm 1:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/1-2.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 1:2 But his delight is in Yahweh's law (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/1-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 1:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 1:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/1-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 1:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 1:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>