We must have constant regard to the word of God, as the rule of our actions, and the spring of our comforts; and have it in our thoughts night and day. The Lord's trees are all evergreens. Luke 24:19 . The latest fruit is usually the best. Psalm 136:1-3. The end is heaven. Matthew 13:5-6. A. P. Stanley, D.D., in "Sinai and Palestine.". 280 of "Spurgeon's Sermons." Psalm 107:1-3. (last clause). By the rivers of water; so that even if one river should fail, he hath another. However, it is similar to Psalm 95, and Psalms 95 and 100 serve as “praise” bookends around Enthronement Psalms 96-99. Other Forerunner Commentary entries containing Psalms 1:3: Matthew 21:18-19 Mark : Psalms 1:2 : Psalms 1:4 >> The Berean: Daily Verse and Comment Sign up for the Berean: Daily Verse and Comment, and have Biblical truth delivered to your inbox. Therefore we will not fear, Even though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though its waters roar and be troubled, Though the mountains shake with its swelling. J. H. Newman, Sermons on Various Occasions, p. 243. Psalms 1: Psalms 1:3. It is the first thing that comes. Prodente clypeo vulneratus sum, I am betrayed by my shield, said Brasidas the Lacedaemonian, when he was wounded through it (Plutarch). Psalms 1:1-3 NKJV Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night. His certain prosperity and happiness, as may be gathered from the end of this verse, and the opposite state of the ungodly, Psalms 1:4,5; that he shall have the fruit or benefit of his godly life in due time, or when it is expedient for him; possibly in this life, but assuredly in the next life. In this fourth member there is a transition from the tree to him whom it represents. PSALM 133. But this blessed man, being free at all times, in all places, for every work, and to every person, will serve you whenever an opportunity is offered him; whatsoever comes into his hands to do, he does it. The blessed righteous man is like a healthy tree. New International Version Update. He said: 18 I love you, O L ord, my strength. For this purpose no time is amiss. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Verse 3. We learn right off the bat that the blessed life looks like the rejection of certain lifestyles. Ps 23:1-6. Because it shares some of the themes and phrases of Psalms 27 and 31, some think the author was David. Commentary, Psalm 1, Walter C. Bouzard, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2013. However, this must be balanced with the life of Job, Psalm 37 and 73, and also NT revelation. Psalm 5:1-3. JOSEPH A ALEXANDER Psalms Commentary (1864) Spurgeon had high praise for Alexander's work writing that it "Occupies a first place among expositions. His prosperity is from God"s viewpoint, not necessarily from the world"s. The most important part of a tree is its hidden root system because it draws up water and nourishment that feeds the tree. Absalom was a son of David. For, as Bishop Hall says, “Look where you will in God’s Book, you shall never find any lively member of God’s house, any true Christian, compared to any but a fruitful tree.” Probably the palm meets all the conditions best. So, with that, David begins his call to praise the Lord in verses 1-3. His fruit - its proper fruit (cf. Fruit, in biblical imagery, is what is visible to other people, not just what is hidden within a person. As Christ is the true vine, so his Father is a good husbandman, and knoweth well how to order his trees of righteousness; but usually piety hath prosperity, and is profitable to all things, 1 Timothy 4:8. The blessings of fraternal unity. There are praise Psalms, lament Psalms, and enthronement Psalms and all contain wisdom, of course, but as an introduction and door to the rest of the Psalms, this Psalm declares in just a few words some of the most basic but profound truths and propositions of the Bible. a. Tree. The LORD has made his salvation known and revealed his righteousness to the nations. (Calmet) --- Those who make good use of favours received, are continually supplied with fresh graces. Psalm 37 - Of David. Psalm 91:1-3 God the Deliverer “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. Even the minor exhibitions of his character are perfect after their kind, and his smallest undertaking is blessed: as explained in the next clause. It is also what benefits other people, what others can take from us that nourishes them (cf. Verse 3. "root system" a believer will wilt. His and he should be rendered in this verse its and it; Whatsoever it doeth; i.e. The best rendering is, all that he doeth he maketh to prosper, which may mean either “the righteous man carries out to a successful end all his enterprises,” or “all that he begins he brings to a maturity.”. The blessing, (Psalms 1:1-3,) is followed by the cursing, (Psalms 1:4-6,) as the voice from Gerizim was by that from Ebal. With respect to the ungodly, as we shall afterwards see, (Psalms 37:35) they are sometimes like “the cedars of Lebanon.” They have such an overflowing abundance of wealth and honors, that nothing seems wanting to their present happiness. Fruitfulness is an essential quality of a gracious man, and that fruitfulness should be seasonable. Its fruitfulness.—God’s tree by God’s river must be a fruitful tree. We must have constant regard to the word of God, as the rule of our actions, and the spring of our comforts; and have it in our thoughts night and day. Its variety.—The comparison is with a fruit tree, not of any particular kind, but one of that large class of trees. Verse 3. Plutarch saith that the Babylonians make three hundred and sixty commodities of it. Psalm 15. BOOK I Psalms 1–41 - Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on his law day and night. -- This is an allusion to the Eastern method of cultivation, by which rivulets of water are made to flow between the rows of trees, and thus, by artificial means, the … That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers. All who delight in and meditate on God"s law will prosper like a flourishing fruit tree (cf. Angels unseen gather crop after crop from the unwearied, never-failing parent, and carefully store them up in heavenly treasure-houses. And thus, let him who professes the word of doctrine, first put forth the fruits of life, if he would not have his fruit to wither, for Christ cursed the fig tree which bore no fruit. Ps 133:1-3. This lament psalm – like most lament psalms – has David working through dealing with his enemies. Verse 3. Chapter 91. But to whom or what do we respond with a resolute no? Psalm 40. III. As this world is the kingdom of Satan, unconverted men, of every rank, party, and character, are stirred up by him to oppose the cause of God. And whatsoever he doeth, (or, maketh or taketh in hand) shall prosper. Its rich profusion typified the abundance of the Spirit's graces. Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary. Commentary on Psalm 1:1-3 (Read Psalm 1:1-3) To meditate in God's word, is to discourse with ourselves concerning the great things contained in it, with close application of mind and fixedness of thought. Commentary on Psalm 19:1-6 (Read Psalm 19:1-6) The heavens so declare the glory of God, and proclaim his wisdom, power, and goodness, that all ungodly men are left without excuse. This is a very powerful article. Like a tree planted by the rivers of water— It is observed by Fleury, in his excellent dissertation concerning this and several other psalms of the like kind, whose subjects are purely moral, that the want of tender expressions and pathetic sentiments is sufficiently compensated by beautiful paintings, fine metaphors, and noble comparisons. the metaphor being kept up "Whatsoever this tree bringeth forth, whether bud, blossom, or fruit, it shall prosper.". 3 He restores my soul. David was king of Israel 1000 years before Jesus came to the earth. (Haydock) --- Some trees are always covered with leaves, like the palm-tree, &c. (Menochius). For the general comparison of a righteous man to a tree, comp. We often, like Jehoshaphat, make ships to go to Tarshish for gold, but they are broken at Eziongeber; but even here there is a true prospering, for it is often for the soul's health that we would be poor, bereaved, and persecuted. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. Nor has the moral significance of vegetable life been ignored. For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence.” Probably the palm-tree, the emblem of a long life, Job xxviii. By his meditations on the law of God, his graces and virtues shall be nourished and increased, and he shall be thoroughly furnished for every good word and work. Psalm 3 is the third Psalm of the Bible.It is a personal thanksgiving to God, who answered the prayer of an afflicted soul.Psalm 3 is attributed to David, in particular, when he fled from Absalom his son.David, deserted by his subjects, derided by Shimei, pursued for his crown and life by his ungracious son, turns to his God, makes his supplications, and confesses his faith. A tree planted by the rivers of water. Revelation 22:2). ( NASB: Lockman ) English Translation of the Greek ( Septuagint ): And he shall be as a tree planted by the brooks of waters, which shall yield its fruit in its season, and its leaf shall not fall off; and whatsoever he shall do shall be … Many of David's psalms are full of complaints, but this is full of comforts, and the expressions of delight in God's great goodness and dependence upon him. He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers. Rivers - palgee; literally, 'divisions:' the Eastern mode of watering trees in a garden being by dividing the water from the cistern or well in the midst into rivulets, to run along the rows of trees, and so, in the absence of rain, provide a constant artificial supply for irrigation. In contrast – Psalm 1:4 – the wicked are like vegetation alright – but vegetation that’s dead, dried up, and blowing away. He is "like a tree planted by the rivers of water". Psalm 35 is a lament psalm where David is working through a problem in his life with God’s help. The literal sense of the word פלגי palgei rendered rivers, is divisions, which may refer to the custom of conveying water to orchards or gardens by cuts or trenches, from springs or rivers, to be diverted or stopped, or applied in a greater or less plenty to this or that plantation, as the gardener shall direct: and this acceptation of the word is very proper for this place, as referring to an abundantly flourishing fruit-tree. Psalm 100 isn’t an Enthronement Psalm. His leaf also shall not wither; his faintest word shall be everlasting; his little deeds of love shall be had in remembrance. Psalms 1:3. palgey-mayim. April 20, 2019 June 5, 2019 by Drew Campbell, posted in Commentary. DeBurgh prefers, on the authority of the Targum, 'whatever it (the tree) produceth shall flourish.'. They were not marked by the sacred penman. Verse 3. But it may be the tree planted by the streams of water which bringeth forth his fruit in due season, and "whose leaf shall not wither." The LORD sustains them on their sickbed and restores them from their bed of illness. Such irrigating streams (Psalms 46:4) were a luxury to the people of a parching climate. The oleander suggested by Dean Stanley (Sinai and Palestine, 146), though answering the description in many ways, fails from its want of fruit to satisfy the principal condition. It is also what benefits other people, what others can take from us that nourishes them (cf. Browse Sermons on Psalm 1:1-3. But however high they may be raised, and however far and wide they may spread their branches, yet having no root in the ground, nor even a sufficiency of moisture from which they may derive nourishment, the whole of their beauty by and by disappears, and withers away. EXEGESIS: THE CONTEXT: This psalm is a community lament in which the psalmist recounts blessings conferred on the people by the Lord (vv. Psalms 1:3, Psalms 1:4.—H. Selah. The Psalmist here illustrates, and, at the same time, confirms by a metaphor the statement made in the preceding verse; for he shows in what respect those who fear God are to be accounted happy, namely, not because they enjoy an evanescent and empty gladness, but because they are in a desirable condition. The blessed righteous man is like a healthy tree. No winter's cold can destroy their verdure; and yet, unlike evergreens in our country, they are all fruit bearers. II. 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