Psalms 1:2

Psalms · Old Testament · Chapter 1

“But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.”Psalms 1:2

What Does Psalms 1:2 Mean?

Psalms 1:2 is found in the book of Psalms, chapter 1, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Psalms 1:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

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.”Psalms 119:92“Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction.”Psalms 119:11“Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.”Romans 7:22“For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:”Psalms 119:97“O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.”Psalms 119:15“I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.”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.”Psalms 119:35“Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.”Psalms 104:34“My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.”Psalms 112:1“Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.”Psalms 40:8“I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.”Psalms 119:1“Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.”1 John 5:3“For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.”1 Timothy 4:15“Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.”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.”Psalms 119:47“And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.”Psalms 119:72“The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.”Ezra 7:10“For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.”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.”Deuteronomy 17:19“And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them:”

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