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Psalms 1:2

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— But his delight [is] in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— But his delight is in the law of Jehovah; And on his law doth he meditate day and night.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— But his delight [is] in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— But his delight is in Jehovah's law, and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— But, in the law of Yahweh, is his delight,—and, in his law, doth he talk with himself day and night.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— But—in the law of Jehovah [is] his delight, And in His law he doth meditate by day and by night:
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— But his will is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he shall meditate day and night.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— But his delite is in the Lawe of the Lord, and in his Lawe doeth he meditate day and night.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— But his delight [is] in the Law of the LORD, and in his Law doeth he meditate day and night.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law does he meditate day and night.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— But his pleasure is in the law of the Lord; and in his law will he meditate day and night.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— But his delight [is] in the law of Yahweh; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
But x3588
(3588) Complement
כִּי
kiy
{kee}
A primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjugation or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed.
x518
(0518) Complement
אִם
'im
{eem}
A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogitive, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence as a negative, not.
his delight 2656
{2656} Prime
חֵפֶץ
chephets
{khay'-fets}
From H2654; pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind).
[is] in the law 8451
{8451} Prime
תּוֹרָה
towrah
{to-raw'}
From H3384; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch.
of Yähwè יָהוֶה; 3068
{3068} Prime
יְהֹוָה
Y@hovah
{yeh-ho-vaw'}
From H1961; (the) self Existent or eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.
and in his law 8451
{8451} Prime
תּוֹרָה
towrah
{to-raw'}
From H3384; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch.
doth he meditate 1897
{1897} Prime
הָגַה
hagah
{haw-gaw'}
A primitive root (compare H1901); to murmur (in pleasure or anger); by implication to ponder.
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
day 3119
{3119} Prime
יוֹמָם
yowmam
{yo-mawm'}
From H3117; daily.
and night. 3915
{3915} Prime
לַיִל
layil
{lah'-yil}
From the same as H3883; properly a twist (away of the light), that is, night; figuratively adversity.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Psalms 1:2

_ _ law — all of God’s word then written, especially the books of Moses (compare Psalms 119:1, Psalms 119:55, Psalms 119:97, etc.).

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Psalms 1:1-3.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 1:2

Day and night — Not seldom and slightly, but diligently, and constantly.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Psalms 1:2

But his delight [is] in the law of the LORD; and in his (b) law doth he meditate day and night.

(b) In the holy scriptures.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
But his:

Psalms 40:8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law [is] within my heart.
Psalms 112:1 Praise ye the LORD. Blessed [is] the man [that] feareth the LORD, [that] delighteth greatly in his commandments.
Psalms 119:11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
Psalms 119:35 Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.
Psalms 119:47-48 And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved. ... My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.
Psalms 119:72 The law of thy mouth [is] better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
Psalms 119:92 Unless thy law [had been] my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction.
Job 23:12 Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary [food].
Jeremiah 15:16 Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.
Romans 7:22 For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
1 John 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

meditate:

Psalms 104:34 My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.
Psalms 119:11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
Psalms 119:15 I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.
Psalms 119:97-99 MEM. O how love I thy law! it [is] my meditation all the day. ... I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies [are] my meditation.
Joshua 1:8 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.
1 Timothy 4:15 Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.

day:

Psalms 88:1 [[A Song [or] 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 [and] night before thee:
Luke 2:37 And she [was] a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served [God] with fastings and prayers night and day.
Luke 18:7 And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
1 Thessalonians 2:9 For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.
2 Timothy 1:3 I thank God, whom I serve from [my] forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

Jsh 1:8. Jb 23:12. Ps 40:8; 88:1; 104:34; 112:1; 119:11, 15, 35, 47, 72, 92, 97. Jr 15:16. Lk 2:37; 18:7. Ro 7:22. 1Th 2:9. 1Ti 4:15. 2Ti 1:3. 1Jn 5:3.

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