John Calvin Reformed @genevareformer

This Psalm stands at the head like a preface to teach the godly that their blessedness lies in meditating upon God's law. The impious may strut about in their folly, but they shall come to a miserable end; it is those who pursue heavenly wisdom who are truly blessed.

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Commenting on Psalm 1:1-6

C.H. Spurgeon Reformed Baptist @princeofpreachers

Or, as the Hebrew hath it yet more fully, "The Lord is knowing the way of the righteous." He is constantly looking on their way, and though it may be often in mist and darkness, yet the Lord knoweth it. If it be in the clouds and tempest of affliction, he understandeth it. He numbereth the hairs of our head; he will not suffer any evil to befall us.

Matthew Henry Presbyterian @wholebiblehenry

Here is, I. The description of the ungodly given, Psa 1:4. 1. In general, they are the reverse of the righteous, both in character and condition: They are not so. The Septuagint emphatically repeats this: Not so the ungodly; they are not so; they are led by the counsel of the wicked, in the way of sinners, to the seat of the scornful; they have...

Commenting on Psalm 1:4-6