The blessed man is described by what he does and does not do.
B. What He Does Do (2)
The blessed man has a different counselor than the ungodly man, he keeps different company than the sinful man, and he has a different cause than the scornful man. His great love is for the Word of God.
1. All things are well with the man whose delight is in the law of the LORD.
Delight= pleasure, desired. To affect with great pleasure; to please highly; to give or afford high satisfaction or joy; as, a beautiful landscape delights the eye; harmony delights the ear; the good conduct of children, and especially their piety, delights their parents. Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Law of the Lord= statutes or precepts of the Lord. The Word of God.
The blessed man rejoices in the teachings of the Word of God.
He is not under the law as a curse and condemnation, but he is in it, and he delights to be in it as his rule of life. Spurgeon
His will, desire, affection, every motive in his heart, and every moving principle in his soul, are on the side of God and his truth. He takes up the law of the Lord as the rule of his life; he brings all his actions and affections to this holy standard. He looketh into the perfect law of liberty; and is not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the word; and is therefore blessed in his deed. Adam Clark
2. All things are well with the man who in his law doth he meditate day and night.
Meditate= "to hum, muse, think out loud, turn over in one's mind, to murmur or ponder." This same Hebrew word is translated "studieth" in Proverbs 15:28 or "imagine" in Psalm 2:1.
The blessed man delights in God's Word, he desires God's Word, and he is dedicated to God's Word. He meditates in it by day and night. The Law of The Lord is the daily bread of the believer. In his day of prosperity he sings praises out of the Word of God, and in the night of his affliction he comforts himself with promises out of the same book.
Several questions are raised by this verse. Are we student's of God's Word? Is our delight in God's Word? Do we make it our companion each day and night? Is it our guide book?
B. What He Does Do (2)
The blessed man has a different counselor than the ungodly man, he keeps different company than the sinful man, and he has a different cause than the scornful man. His great love is for the Word of God.
1. All things are well with the man whose delight is in the law of the LORD.
Delight= pleasure, desired. To affect with great pleasure; to please highly; to give or afford high satisfaction or joy; as, a beautiful landscape delights the eye; harmony delights the ear; the good conduct of children, and especially their piety, delights their parents. Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Law of the Lord= statutes or precepts of the Lord. The Word of God.
The blessed man rejoices in the teachings of the Word of God.
He is not under the law as a curse and condemnation, but he is in it, and he delights to be in it as his rule of life. Spurgeon
His will, desire, affection, every motive in his heart, and every moving principle in his soul, are on the side of God and his truth. He takes up the law of the Lord as the rule of his life; he brings all his actions and affections to this holy standard. He looketh into the perfect law of liberty; and is not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the word; and is therefore blessed in his deed. Adam Clark
Psalm 119:16—I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
Psalm 119:47—And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.
Psalm 119:77—Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.
Romans 7:22—For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
2. All things are well with the man who in his law doth he meditate day and night.
Meditate= "to hum, muse, think out loud, turn over in one's mind, to murmur or ponder." This same Hebrew word is translated "studieth" in Proverbs 15:28 or "imagine" in Psalm 2:1.
Proverbs 15:28—The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
Psalm 2:1—Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
The blessed man delights in God's Word, he desires God's Word, and he is dedicated to God's Word. He meditates in it by day and night. The Law of The Lord is the daily bread of the believer. In his day of prosperity he sings praises out of the Word of God, and in the night of his affliction he comforts himself with promises out of the same book.
Several questions are raised by this verse. Are we student's of God's Word? Is our delight in God's Word? Do we make it our companion each day and night? Is it our guide book?
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